The bird my fellow trekkers and I are after is the ancient, bizarre-looking, and now increasingly rare helmeted hornbill. The leader of our group is Pilai Poonswad, a Thai scientist known as the ...

Watch this video, and we will explore the topic further. The helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) is a large bird of the hornbill family. Weighing between 5-7 pounds, with over 10% of its weight in ...