Rhinoceros Hornbill

• reproducciónThe female seals herself into the nest cavity with mud and droppings, leaving only a narrow slit through which the male passes her food while she incubates.
• It paints its own casque: the orange and red is not its own pigment but the secretion of the preen gland, which the bird rubs against the casque until it is stained, and a poorly preserved museum specimen loses that colour.
• As in all Asian hornbills, the female walls herself into the nest hole for months, sealing the entrance and depending entirely on the male.
• For the Dayak of Borneo it is the bird that guides the souls of the dead, and its feathers and casque play a central part in several traditional ceremonies.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Primary lowland and montane rainforest of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java

Sexual maturity

4 years

Gestation / incubation

40 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

2 eggs

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buceros_rhinoceros

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.