The rhinoceros hornbill is a large hornbill native to the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, named for the large upward-curving casque on top of its enormous bill, which resembles a rhinoceros horn. Its plumage is mostly black with a white tail crossed by a black band, and the bill and casque are typically orange to red with a yellow base. It is largely frugivorous, playing an important role in dispersing seeds through the forest, and it is the state bird of Sarawak, Malaysia.
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1. Wikipedia: Rhinoceros hornbill
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The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) is a large species of forest hornbill.
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In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 346058, target B16265
It is found in lowland and montane, tropical and subtropical climates and in mountain rain forests up to 1,400 metres in the Malay Peninsula from southern Thailand; and the islands of Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Buceros rhinoceros (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive Impacts
Positive Impacts pet trade pet trade food food body parts are source of valuable material ecotourism ecotourism research and education controls pest population
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
View the Source 3. Rhinoceros Hornbill (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q751036 (P225 taxon name)
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IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Bucerotidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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