Malaysia
Sabah, Borneo
Rhinoceros Hornbill
In lowland and montane, tropical
and subtropical climates and in
mountain rain forests.
and subtropical climates and in
mountain rain forests.
Buceros rhinoceros
(L 8.5" Wt m-87-104;
f-72-82 oz)
Sepilok Nature Resort
02Aug2018
Borneo Rainforest Lodge
Danum
10Aug2018
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
© Peter
Boesman
Boesman
xeno-canto
Due to loss of its rainforest
habitat, as well as hunting
for its meat, and its skull
and feathers.
habitat, as well as hunting
for its meat, and its skull
and feathers.
State bird of the Malaysian
state of Sarawak and the
country’s National Bird.
state of Sarawak and the
country’s National Bird.
Considered the chief of worldly
birds or the supreme worldly bird
of some Bornean native Dayak
people. (Wikipedia)
birds or the supreme worldly bird
of some Bornean native Dayak
people. (Wikipedia)
Buceros is Latin for horned like
an ox.
an ox.
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