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Oriental Pied Hornbill

The Kinabatangan River and its surrounding area are teeming with wildlife. The river meanders through marshland where regrets fly around freely in abundance and gigantic trees towers. There are reeds on the riverbank, which rustles occasionally as the wind blew. If a harsh sound, between a harsh cough and cackle resounds then it is one of the wildlife there, Oriental Pied Hornbill.

The Hornbill is one of the inhabitants of the Kinabatangan Rivers, one being the Oriental pied hornbill. They are scientifically known as Anthracoceros albirostris of the family Bucerotidae.

Hornbill are large, black or brown, and white, arboreal birds, with long, heavy bills. Many species have large protuberances on top of the bill which may be vividly coloured. Hornbills are found throughout Africa, tropical Asia, and Indonesia as well as New Guinea. They eat fruit and insects and have harsh, penetrating calls. The nesting habits of the family are interesting. The incubating females are usually sealed into tree hole nests with mud, leaving only a small opening through which the male can pass food. When the young are ready to leave. Ten species of hornbill are found in Sumatra, eight in Borneo, there in Jawa.

The Oriental Pied Hornbill is quite small with coloured black and white, with a large yellow-white protuberance on its South China, and peninsula Malaysia and of course Borneo. An eye-catching bird, it is found in lowland primary and secondary forests. This specials prefers to live at forest edges, clearings and secondary forests. They can be found in pairs or noisy parties, flapping or gliding from tree to tree. They prefer eating insects but are not averse to fruits. 

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