Bushy-crested Hornbill
Anorrhinus galeritus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusAnorrhinus (Brown and Bushy-crested Hornbills)
- SpeciesAnorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill)
About the Bushy-crested Hornbill
The bushy-crested hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus) is a bird in the hornbill family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It lives in groups. Females have a unique nesting behavior in which they stay alone in a mud-covered tree hole during incubation and are fed by other hornbills from outside the nest. The bushy-crested hornbill mainly eats fruit: several different species of figs, Indian Mast Tree (Polyalthia lateriflora), Oncosperma horridum, Canarium megalanthum, Canthiumera glabra, Zuccarinia macrophylla, Myristica sp., Horsfieldia sp., champak (Magnolia champaca), Dysoxylum sp., Fibraurea tinctoria, Endocomia macrocoma, and Alseodaphne falcata. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bushy-crested Hornbill in Sepilok?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Hornbill sighting in Sepilok, based on 300 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bushy-crested Hornbill in Sepilok?
April has the highest sighting rate for Bushy-crested Hornbill in Sepilok in our monthly data.