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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: Helmeted Hornbill  
  Scientific Name: Rhinoplax vigil  
  Local Name: Burung Tebang Mentua/Burung Torak  
 
Size
   
  Male: 127 cm  
  Female: 127 cm  
 
Identification
   
  Male: Very large with elongated central tail feathers and bare dark red skin on sides of head, throat and neck.  
  Female: Smaller, bill speckled black at tip, skin of face and neck tinged pale lilac.  
 
Habitat:
   
  Broadleaved evergreen forest, up to 1,400m.