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Rhinoceros Hornbill

Location:

Old Jaguar exhibit across from Asian Rhino

Rhinoceros Hornbill

  • Diego (M) 3/17/2011


Other hornbills are located in Tropical Flights & on the Children's Trail

Identifying Features:

History:

  • Most of the rhinoceros hornbills are named for where they came from

  • Diego came for San Diego (currently off exhibit)

  • Sylvester has been at the Phoenix zoo for the longest.

  • Minnie is from Minneapolis

  • Sylvester and Minnie were newly introduced as a breeding pair in early 2025. They are getting along great!

  • Believed to be the symbol of the bird god

CONSERVATION: As part of our commitment to AZA's SAFE Asian Hornbill program, the Phoenix Zoo supports Gaia's work to protect and preserve wrinkled hornbills as well as nine other species of hornbills that occur throughout Malaysia. Phoenix Zoo funds are supporting field staff who are installing artificial nest cavities, conducting surveys of natural cavities, documenting breeding behaviours and determining the current distribution of hornbills in Malaysia.

LEARN MORE HERE: https://xploregaia.com/

More Information:

  • From Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand

  • Male eyes are red, female eyes are light

  • Female will stay in the nest 30 days after chick hatches

  • IUCN: Vulnerable

  • Believed to be the symbol of the bird god

  • Phx Zoo has ongoing project with HUTAN in Malaysia to design artificial nest boxes (see signage at the exhibit in Tropical Flights)

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