Hornbills

In most instances it's just ignorance and disinterest eg "Hornbills are only found in Sarawak".

Why aren't Malaysians proud of their wildlife? Glenda Larke 2009

Hornbills such as the bushy-crested (Anorrhinus galeritus), helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil), and great rhinoceros (Buceros rhinoceros) are important seed disperses of many fig (Ficus spp.) trees.

Borneo lowland rain forests 2008

Hornbills are also unusual in possessing a unique ligament – the quadratomandibular ligament – that connects the body of the quadrate with the inside surface of the lower jaw.

Bucorvids: post-Cretaceous maniraptorans on the savannah Darren Naish 2006

One might add to the social behaviour of Ground Hornbills that while they normally forage singly or in pairs, they collect in larger groups at night.

Bucorvids: post-Cretaceous maniraptorans on the savannah Darren Naish 2006

I have seen Sarawak Tourism Board advertise Sarawak as the Land of the Hornbills with the photo of a hornbill not found anywhere on Borneo, let alone Sarawak.

Pull the other leg: Malaysian Palm Oil Council Glenda Larke 2008

Hornbills are also unusual in possessing a unique ligament – the quadratomandibular ligament – that connects the body of the quadrate with the inside surface of the lower jaw.

Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006

Hornbills prefer to nest in tall trees (usually dipterocarps) in primary forests.

Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests 2008

Then came the familiar team-train sound, a pair of Rhinoceros Hornbills in flight – in this instance being hotly pursued by a pair of Racquet-tailed Drongos.

Archive 2008-05-01 Glenda Larke 2008

Sarawak should never have been called the Land of the Hornbills.

Archive 2007-05-01 Glenda Larke 2007

Hornbills are to be numbered among the curiosities of nature.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916