The hornbills (bucerotidae), or “burung tingang” in Indonesian, are a family birds found in Asia and Africa. A number of species of hornbill are threatened of extinction. These monogamous breeders feed on fruit and small animals. You can hardly find hornbills in the wild although if you are lucky, you may spot them in the rainforest of Borneo, specifically, in Central Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo).

Among the indegenous people of Central Kalimantan, called the Dayak, the hornbill is a special animal as it is believed to be the one in charge of their world since “God left us behind”. To read more about this story, go to Myth & Legend and find the article, “The Tree of Life of Palangkaraya.”

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