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The wrinkled hornbill or Sunda wrinkled hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) is a medium-large hornbill which is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Kinabatangen River - Sabah, Borneo - Malaysia Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Kinabatangen River - Sabah, Borneo - Malaysia
The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) is a large species of forest hornbill (Bucerotidae).In captivity it can live for up to 35 years. It is found in lowland and montane, tropical and subtropical climates and in mountain rain forests up to 1,400 metres in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, and southern Thailand.
The oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) is an Indo-Malayan pied hornbill, a large canopy-dwelling bird belonging to the family Bucerotidae. [2] Two other common names for this species are Sunda pied hornbill ( convexus ) and Malaysian pied hornbill .
The helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) is a very large bird in the hornbill family. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Thailand and Myanmar. The casque (helmetlike structure on the head) accounts for some 11% of its 3 kg weight. Unlike any other hornbill, the casque is almost solid, and is used in head-to-head combat among ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malaysia. The avifauna of Malaysia include a total of 855 species, of which 17 are endemic , and 19 have been introduced by humans. 63 species are globally threatened.
The rhinoceros hornbill is the state bird of Sarawak. The generally-accepted explanation of the state's name is that it is derived from the Sarawak Malay word Serawak or Cerava by Portuguese cartographers in the 16th century, which means antimony. [27]
Hornbill was used as the official mascot of one of Malaysia's political parties, the Democratic Action Party. The Rhinoceros hornbill is the official state animal of Sarawak, a Malaysian state located in Borneo. The great hornbill, a member of the hornbill family, is the official state bird of Kerala, an Indian state. The species is rated ...
The connection is strong enough to reflect in some of the common names for the fruit: The Kenyah and Dayak peoples call it durian anggang (lit. 'hornbill durian'), [5] and in Malay it is called durian burong / durian burung [6] (lit. 'durian bird'). [5] It also has a role in seed disbursement for Vitex pinnata. [7] It is known to fly for hours ...