Sipalay City school donates rare birds

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A pair of rare Rufous male hornbills (buceros hydrocorax) has been presented to the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation’s (NFEFI) Biodiversity Conservation Center in Bacolod City recently.

The birds had been in the care of the Gil Montilla National High School in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, for the past two years.

It is hoped that they will mate with female Rufous hornbills at the center.

The Rufous hornbill is the largest bird of its kind in the country. It’s endemic to the Philippines, especially in the Luzon and Mindanao faunal regions.

During their breeding season, the female is cemented into the cavity of large tree trunks high above the ground with only an opening to pass food to her by the male hornbill. The female only breakout of the chamber after the single nestling is partially grown.

The birds are adapting well to their new homes at NFEFI.

The NFEFI’s Biodiversity and Conservation Center in Bacolod City runs a rescue and captive breeding program for threatened species.