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Hornbills
   
   

Fig 1 : Great Hornbill - male
    

Fig 2 : Great Hornbills
  

Fig 3 : Rhinoceros Hornbill
 

Fig 4 : Rhinoceros Hornbill
 

Fig 5 : Oriental Pied Hornbill - female


Fig 6 : Oriental Pied Hornbill - male


Fig 7 : Black Hornbill - male
 

Fig 8 : Black Hornbill - female


Fig 9 : Black Hornbill - male


Fig 10 : Black Hornbill - male (variant with white stripe)

Fig 1 :
Great Hornbill - male
Buceros bicornis
Location : Pangkor Laut, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Coastal forest

Fig 2 :
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Location : Pangkor Laut, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Coastal forest
Notes : The hornbill on the right is carrying its prey; an Island Flying Fox, plucked from a beachfront roost.

Fig 3 :
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinoceros
Location : Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo
Habitat : Lowland river through primary rainforest

Fig 4 :
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinoceros
Location : Taiping, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Lowland forest edge, near hill forest.

Fig 5 :
Oriental Pied Hornbill - female
Anthracoceros albirostris
Location : Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Coastal forest

Fig 6 :
Oriental Pied Hornbill - male
Anthracoceros albirostris
Location : Taiping, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat :
Parkland with mature, scattered trees
Note : Male feeding a ripe berry to a nest occupant, probably the female who will then feed the chick(s).

Fig 7 :
Black Hornbill - male
Anthracoceros malayanus
Location : Sungai Sedili, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Riverine forest

Fig 8 :
Black Hornbill - female
Anthracoceros malayanus
Location : Sungai Sedili, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Riverine forest

Fig 9 :
Black Hornbill - male
Anthracoceros malayanus
Location : Panti Forest, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat :
Lowland primary forest

Fig 10 :
Black Hornbill - male (variant with white stripe)
Anthracoceros malayanus
Location : Gunung Arong, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat :
Lowland primary forest

Fig 11 :
Sulu Hornbill - male
Anthracoceros montani
Location : Tawi-tawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines
Habitat : Hill forest, 300 metres elevation
Notes :
- Photo by Nicky Icarangal
- Inspiring conservation article by Ng Bee Choo &
  Nicky Icarangal:  Click here [pdf]

Fig 12 :
Wreathed Hornbill - male
Rhyticeros undulatus
Location : Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Hill forest

Fig 13 :
Wreathed Hornbill - female
Rhyticeros undulatus
Location : Siem Reap, Cambodia
Habitat :
Lowland, secondary forest
Note : Photo by Derek Clark 

Fig 14 :
Bushy-crested Hornbill - male
Anorrhinus galeritus
Location : Kuala Kubu Bahru, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat :
Primary hill forest (elevation = 700 metres)

Fig 15 :
Bushy-crested Hornbill - female
Anorrhinus galeritus
Location : Kuala Kubu Bahru, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat :
Primary hill forest (elevation = 700 metres)

 

Fig 11 : Sulu Hornbill -male
  
©  Nicky Icarangal

Fig 12 : Wreathed Hornbill - male
  
Fig 13 : Wreathed Hornbill - female
  

©  Derek Clark


Fig 14 : Bushy-crested Hornbill - male
  

Fig 15 : Bushy-crested Hornbill - female