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Rare bird found at HCM City house

A wreathed hornbill found flying at a house in HCM City was handed over to the city's Forest Protection Department on Wednesday.

A wreathed hornbill found flying at a house in HCM City was handed over to the city's Forest Protection Department on Wednesday.

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The 1.2-kilo male bird was discovered at Huynh Thi Lien's house in Xuan Thoi Thuong Commune in Hoc Mon District on May 12.

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The wreathed hornbill found at a house in HCM City on May 12: Photo by N.K


Lien noticed it was a rare bird with a distinctively large beak she had never seen before. She then captured it and contacted the local Forest Protection Department.

The wreathed hornbill belongs to the IB group, a list of endangered and rare species prioritised for protection following the Vietnamese government's Decree 84/2021/ND-CP.

Source: dtinews.vn, VietnamNet
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