Muhamad Qayyum
BLACK HORNBILL Anthracoceros malayanus 76 cm
Male: Black plumage, white outertail-tips, plain yellowish-white bill and casque, blackish facial skin. Male variant: Broad white/greyish supercilium. Female: Bill/casque
smaller and blackish, orbital skin and submoustachial patch
pinkish. Juvenile: Bill pale greenish-yellow (darker when very
young), casque undeveloped, facial skin dull yellowish with
orange around eye, white tail-tips flecked black. VOICE Distinctive loud harsh retching sounds and grating growls. HABITAT &
BEHAVIOUR Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 215 m. Usually
found in pairs or small flocks, occasionally up to 30 or more.
RANGE Ra/lfc R S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia.
BLACK HORNBILL Anthracoceros malayanus 76 cm
Male: Black plumage, white outertail-tips, plain yellowish-white bill and casque, blackish facial skin. Male variant: Broad white/greyish supercilium. Female: Bill/casque
smaller and blackish, orbital skin and submoustachial patch
pinkish. Juvenile: Bill pale greenish-yellow (darker when very
young), casque undeveloped, facial skin dull yellowish with
orange around eye, white tail-tips flecked black. VOICE Distinctive loud harsh retching sounds and grating growls. HABITAT &
BEHAVIOUR Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 215 m. Usually
found in pairs or small flocks, occasionally up to 30 or more.
RANGE Ra/lfc R S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia.