White-Crowned Hornbill - Berenicornis comatus

Tabin, Sabah (Sep, 2014).
Scruffy, funny looking hornbill with white head. It is a large hornbill, reaching a length of 83–102 cm. Females are smaller than males. The plumage is black and white. The head, neck, breast and tail are white, while the remaining plumage is black. It has a white crown of feathers erected in a crest (hence the common name). Between the eye and the bill and on the throat there is bare dark blue skin. The bill is mainly black, with a yellowish base. Like most hornbills, it has a blackish casque on the top if its bill. The female has a black neck and underparts. These birds are territorial and feed on various fruits, lizards, arthropods and larvae.