BUCEROTIDAE
GREAT HORNBILL



Location : Pangkor Laut, Perak
Date : ‎‎‎‎23 ‎December ‎2018

119–122 cm (averages smaller in S Thailand and Pen Malaysia) Male homrai: Mostly yellowish bill and casque, mostly blackish plumage with white nape and neck, white vent, white tail with broad black central band. In flight (above and below) shows broad white band across greater coverts and broadly white-tipped flight feathers. Neck and greater covert bar variably stained yellowish, eyes reddish, eyering blackish.Female: Smaller, eyes whitish, eyering red. Juvenile: Bill much smaller, casque barely developed, eyes pale blue-grey, eyering pinkish. VOICE Very loud, deep gok or kok notes (given by duetting pairs), leading to loud harsh roaring and barking. Deep coarse who by male and whaa by female; double who-whaa at take off or in flight is duet. HABITAT & BEHAVIOUR Broadleaved evergreen and mixed deciduous forest, forest on some larger islands; up to 1,525 m. Usually found in pairs or small groups. RANGE Sc/lc R (except C Thailand, Singapore).