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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 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 ...
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.
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 great hornbill is a large bird, 95–130 cm (37–51 in) long, with a 152 cm (60 in) wingspan and a weight of 2 to 4 kg (4.4 to 8.8 lb). The average weight of 7 males is 3 kg (6.6 lb) whereas that of 3 females is 2.59 kg (5.7 lb). [ 9 ]
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 ...
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 .
A rhinoceros hornbill proper displayed, clutching a scroll of state motto. Motto Sarawak on the smaller scroll, Hidup Selalu Berkhidmat (Malay for 'Live to serve') on the larger scroll. Other elements Two mirrored branches of Bunga Raya or Hibiscus flower, 13 feathers on the hornbill's wings and tail represent the 13 states in Malaysia.