Rhinoceros hornbill Explained

The rhinoceros hornbill paints its huge bill orange using tail oil.

Carl Linnaeus formally described the rhinoceros hornbill in 1758.

A male rhinoceros hornbill weighs 2,465 to 2,960 grams.

A female rhinoceros hornbill weighs up to 2,330 grams.

Males have red eyes, while females show white eyes with red rims.

Three subspecies live across Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Malay Peninsula.

Rhinoceros hornbills are found up to 1,400 metres high.

Fruit dominates the diet of the rhinoceros hornbill.

The pair packs mud to wall up the nest entrance.

Sarawak law protects the rhinoceros hornbill since 1998.

Dayak people consider the rhinoceros hornbill the supreme worldly bird.

The rhinoceros hornbill appears on the reverse of 5 Malaysian ringgit.