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Buceros rhinoceros
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.