Rhinoceros Hornbill
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Rhinoceros Hornbill

Buceros rhinoceros

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
1,073 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinoceros Hornbill sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 1,073 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Oriental Pied Hornbill
LC

Oriental Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros albirostris

80–90% · Very likely
Black Hornbill
VU Endemic

Black Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracoceros malayanus

60–70% · Likely
Wrinkled Hornbill
EN

Wrinkled Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus

40–50% · Likely
Bushy-crested Hornbill
NT

Bushy-crested Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anorrhinus galeritus

40–50% · Likely
White-crowned Hornbill
EN

White-crowned Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Berenicornis comatus

20–30% · Possible
Helmeted Hornbill
CR Endemic

Helmeted Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinoplax vigil

20–30% · Possible
Wreathed Hornbill
VU

Wreathed Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhyticeros undulatus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rhinoceros Hornbill in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinoceros Hornbill sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 1,073 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rhinoceros Hornbill in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rhinoceros Hornbill in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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