Beautiful sighting

Pada hari Ahad yang lepas, rumah aku dikunjungi oleh spesis yang terancam dan hampir pupus. Memandangkan keadaan ini amat jarang sekali berlaku, so aku snap a few shot dengan digital camera aku. Alangkah indahnya kalau aku punya SLR atau DSLR punya camera. DEngan zoom yang amat terhad, dapat jugak aku dua shot gambar burung enggang tersebut.

Burung tersebut pada mulanya bertenggek di talian elektrik. Mungkin ternampak buahan seumpama berries berada di pokok berhampiran pencawang TNB, dia mula terbang ke arah pokok tersebut dan menjamu selera di situ.


So aku buat few research. Burung yang datang itu merupakan dari species Genus Buceros iaitu dikenali sebagai Rhinoceros Hornbill atau Enggang Badak.

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The Rhinoceros Hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros, is one of the largest hornbills, adults being 110-127 cm (43-50 in) long and weigh 2-3 kg (4.4-6.6 lbs). The Rhinoceros Hornbill lives in captivity for up to 35 years. It is found in only the highest form of rain forest.

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. This bird lives in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

The rhinoceros hornbill eats fruit, insects, small reptiles, rodents and smaller birds. For some Dayak people, the Rhinoceros Hornbill represents their war god, Singalang Burong. It is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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