Aceros undulatus, bar-pouched wreathed hornbill. Zoomed in to try to age the distant female from the number of ridges on the casque. Captive assessment is a little complicated, so Pilai Poonswad figured 3-4 years.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Well some of us, including the Earl of Cranbrook, prefer to think its really the reverse that's true.
Note the large eyes of swiflet. Once its dark though, they echolocate a lot more and you can hear audible clicks. Nothing became a specimen today.
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