The national bird of Malaysia is a fellow with a helmet – the rhinoceros hornbill. Its helmet is not used to protect it from head injuries, but rather to make its horns heard around the forest.
The rhinoceros hornbill is a large forest hornbill and it gets its name from the casque, a helmet like structure on its bill that resembles a rhino’s horn. The casque is hollow and acts as a resonating chamber, amplifying the bird’s call.
Rhinoceros hornbills have a single partner throughout their life. Looks like they believe in marriage! They nest in huge trees with cavities and are found in mountain forests uptio1400 metres above the sea level. They are found in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore and southern Thailand.
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