BUCEROTIDAE

BLACK HORNBILL 

Location : Lanchang, Pahang
Date : ‎‎‎‎‎11 April 2019

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.