Rhinoceros Hornbill - Malaysia 1967 (FDC)

Country: Malaysia
Date Of Issue: 02.12.1967
Series Name: Stamp Centanary, stamp on stamps - FDC
Bird: Rhinoceros Hornbill - Buceros rhinoceros
 

Collector's Corner:  This FDC is issued to commemorate Stamp Centanary, stamp on stamps. In 1965 a set of 8 bird stamps were issued of which one stamp was a Rhinoceros hornbill stamp(bottom 4th from left). Those 8 stamps were printed (not stamps) on bottom  of FDC.

I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Muthu Kumar, Chennai for providing me this FDC.

Rhinoceros Hornbill - Buceros rhinoceros

Status: Near Threatened

Habitat: Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand.(lowland ever green forest)

Threats: Deforestation, logging and hunting for meat, its feathers and its casque, which can be carved into an ornament.

Diet: Fruit, insects, small reptiles, rodents and smaller birds.  

Features: They are also large hornbill  91–122 cm long and weighing 2–3 kg. Like most other hornbills, the male has orange or red eyes, and the female has whitish eyes. This bird has a mainly white beak and casque (the tip of the casque curves upward strikingly), but there are orange places here and there. It has white underparts, especially to the tail.
Life Span: 30 years
Breeding:  Monogamous

Facts:

The Rhinoceros Hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

For some Dayak people, it represents their war god, Singalang Burong.