Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)

Other Names (World)
Rhinoceros Hornbill, Great Rhinoceros Hornbill

Family
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Size
90 - 120 cm

First Described (Guide)
Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat
Primary lowland dipterocarp and hill forest. From sea-level - 1,200 (occasionally to 1,750 m).

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Singapore (E) (B), Thailand (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs, but sometimes in small flocks outside the breeding season.

Food
Figs and other fruits. Also large insects, spiders, lizards, eggs.

Voice
A loud, deep, far-carrying bark, 'gnark'. Female is higher-pitched than male. A 'ger-unk' or 'eng-gang', increasing in pace, is uttered in antiphonal duet in flight.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (82)...)

Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) [XC266094]
by Pritam Baruah from near Ginseng Camp, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Malaysia (call, flight call)

Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) [XC359599]
by Hans Groot from Kawag Danum, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call)

Nest
In a natural cavity of a large tree.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 2; white mottled with brown. Incubation: by female. Female is sealed into nest and fed by male and other helpers.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis). The two are reported to have hybridized both in wild and in captivity. Birds from Sumatra described as subspecies sumatranus, on grounds of larger size, but appear inseparable from nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 - Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
borneoensis Schlegel & M�ller, S, 1845 - Borneo.
silvestris Vieillot, 1816 - Java.

References
See References.

Files:

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