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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: Great Hornbill  
  Scientific Name: Buceros bicornis  
  Local Name: Enggang Papan  
 
Size
   
  Male: 119 - 122 cm  
  Female: 119 - 122 cm  
 
Identification
   
  Male: Very large with huge, mostly yellowish bill and casque, mostly blackish plumage with white nape and neck. White vent and white tail with black central band.  
  Female: Smaller, lacks black on casque and at bill-casque junction, eyes whitish.  
 
Habitat:
   
  Broadleaved evergreen forest, mixed deciduous, forest on some islands; up to 1,525m.