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Name: Black Hornbill     Scientific Name: Anthracoceros malayanus     Local Name: Burung Kekek/Burung Gatal Birah     Size       Male: 76 cm     Female: 76 cm     Identification       Male: Relatively small size, black plumage with broadly white-tipped outertail and unmarked yellowish-white bill and casque. Facial skin blackish.     Female: Bill and casque smaller and blackish, orbital skin and submoustachial patch pinkish.     Habitat:       Broadleaved evergreen forest, up to 215m.

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