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  1. Manipur
  2. Nagaland
  3. Assam
  4. Sikkim
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Option 2 : Nagaland

Option 2 is the correct answer: Hornbill festival is celebrated in the state of Nagaland.

  • The state of Nagaland started this festival in the year 2000 with an aim to boost tourism.
  • The festival is held every year in the month of December at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama.
  • The bird finds mention in the folklore of almost all the tribes of Nagaland.
  • Therefore people from all the tribes unite here to celebrate the festival.
  • In February 2020, the state of Tripura also celebrated the Hornbill festival.
  • These festivals serve a dual motive of boosting the tourism and spreading awareness to conserve the species

The great Indian Hornbill:

  • The Great Indian Hornbill is also known as the Great Hornbill or the Great Pied Hornbill.
  • Its scientific name is Buceros Bicornis.
  • It as a black bird with a yellow bill and casque, and white neck, belly and tail.
  • Theses are found in the forests of South and Southeast Asia.
  • It is the state bird of Kerela and Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Conservation status:
    • IUCN: Near threatened.
    • CITES: Appendix I
    • Wildlife Protection Act 1972: Schedule I, Part III

*The state bird of Nagaland is Blyth's Tragopan and not the Great Hornbill

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