The Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) is a large bird with mostly black plumage apart from its white belly, throat patch, tail sides, and trailing wing edges. Its yellow bill features a prominent black casque, and females have white orbital skin, which males lack. Juveniles do not have a casque. During incubation, the female lays two or three white eggs in a tree hollow, sealing the entrance with a paste of mud, droppings, and fruit pulp, leaving only a narrow opening for the male to pass food. Once the chicks grow too large for the nest, the mother breaks out, and both parents feed the young. The Malabar pied hornbill is omnivorous, they consume fruits, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects, swallowing prey whole. Figs are a key part of their diet, making up 60% of their food from May to February, and up to 75% during the breeding season in March and April.