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HORNBILLS DISCOVER ACT NOW! DIARY MEDIA
  White-crowned Hornbill
  Bushy-crested Hornbill
  Wrinkled Hornbill
  Wreathed Hornbill
  Plain-pouched Hornbill
  Black Hornbill
  Oriental Pied Hornbill
  Rhinoceros Hornbill
  Great Hornbill
  Helmeted Hornbill

 

 
  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.