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Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinoceros
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusBuceros (Large Asian Hornbills)
- SpeciesBuceros rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Hornbill)
In 3 days <5%
6 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
4,709 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted
About the Rhinoceros Hornbill
The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) is a large species of forest hornbill. In captivity, it can live for up to 35 years. 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.
The rhinoceros hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the country's national bird. It is scheduled as a "totally protected animal" under Sarawak law through the 1998 Wild Life Protection Ordinance.
The rhinoceros hornbill was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the great hornbill in the genus Buceros and coined the binomial name Buceros rhinoceros, where he specified the location as India. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek βοῦς boûs meaning "ox", and κέρας kéras meaning "horn"; the species epithet rhinoceros comes from how the species' bill resembles a rhinoceros' horn.
Three subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Rhinoceros Hornbill in Kuala Lumpur
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Denver Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 4 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Beijing Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Minnesota Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Khao Kheow Open Zoo | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kansas City Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Badoca Safari Park | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 12 | Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Nashville Zoo at Grassmere | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 15 | Milwaukee County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Safari World | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Kemaman Zoo & Recreation Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | Dallas Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Toledo Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | Fuzhou Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 23 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 24 | National Zoo of Malaysia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 25 | Virginia Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 26 | Lok Kawi Wildlife Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 27 | Gembira Loka Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 28 | Fresno Chaffee Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 29 | Zoo Atlanta | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 30 | Bandung Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 31 | El Paso Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 32 | Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 33 | Chai Nat Bird Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 34 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 35 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 36 | Santa Barbara Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 37 | Stone Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 38 | Palm Beach Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 39 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 40 | Scovill Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 41 | Zoo Lagos | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 42 | Bioparc Fuengirola | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 43 | Johor Zoo | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 44 | Penang Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 45 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 46 | Newport Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 47 | Zoo de Lourosa | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 48 | OdySea Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 49 | Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 50 | Aquaria KLCC | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Closest Relatives at Kuala Lumpur
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Rhinoceros Hornbill in Kuala Lumpur?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinoceros Hornbill sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 217th most-seen of the 228 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Rhinoceros Hornbill in Kuala Lumpur?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinoceros Hornbill in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a Rhinoceros Hornbill?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhinoceros Hornbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Where else can you see a Rhinoceros Hornbill?
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rhinoceros Hornbill sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Rhinoceros Hornbill sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhinoceros Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Kuala Lumpur (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
