You may have heard about hornbills before, but did you know that there are 10 different species of hornbills living in the forests of Malaysia? All 10 species lives in Belum Temengor Forest Reserve, where Malaysian Nature Society is observing, studying, documenting and recording them.
All the Hornbills have unique individual features and vary in sizes and some of the larger birds can grow as big as 127 cm. The largest of them all is the Helmeted Hornbill, a beautiful bird with elongated central tail feathers and bare dark red skin on the sides of its head, throat and neck. The male Helmeted Hornbill is quite unique as it stands out with its bare red head, throat and neck, while its body is covered in brown and black feathers and white and light brownish long tail feathers, almost dividing it’s body up in three equal parts, red, brown/black and white, which looks amazing.
Recently Mobition developed and launched MNS Hornbills’ website, which includes information about all 10 species of Hornbills and rare video footage of the birds in their natural environment in Malaysia. Visitors will even get the opportunity to listen to the Hornbills singing, which is truly special, as it takes the scientists weeks of sitting in the forest bed and waiting for the perfect moments where the shy birds are completely undisturbed.
Mobition invites you to visit the website at www.hornbills.org. Enjoy!
By Ghita Andersen Othman, Mobition Sdn. Bhd.
