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Rhinoceros Hornbill

Hornbills

Buceros rhinoceros

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit, especially figs; small animals

Habitat

Tall lowland and hill forest

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

1–2 eggs

Incubation period

About 37–46 days

Size

Very large (110–127cm)

Wingspan

~150cm

Weight

2–3kg

Sabah's state bird and one of the most recognisable birds in Borneo, with a huge, upcurved orange-and-red casque above the bill, and a heavy, whooshing wingbeat audible well before the bird is seen.

Feeds mainly on fruit, especially figs, supplemented with small animals, typically in pairs or small family groups. Nests in a tree cavity that the female seals herself into with mud and droppings, leaving only a narrow slit through which the male passes food during incubation.

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