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| A helmeted hornbill |
Scientific name: Rhinoplax vigil
diet: Omnivore
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Helmeted hornbills are found in the South-east Asia , the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. They are a large in the hornbill family.
Helmeted hornbills are under the Near Threatened (NT) on the ICUN Red List as many people kill them for their skull which can be used to make ivories .
Females weigh around 2.7kg while males weigh around 3.1kg.A female helmeted hornbill also has a blue patch on its neck . A male helmeted hornbill has a reddish patch on its neck.
Helmeted hornbills love to eat figs too! They also eat fruits and sometimes even smaller hornbills!
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