Imagine a four-foot-long bird with a solid casque, naked neck, striped tail feathers, and crazed song that sounds like a spirit mocking you. That sums up the helmeted hornbill, a species that may soon go extinct, as it is now listed as  critically endangered. We find out more about this fascinating bird, and the threats to its existence.



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Imagine a four-foot-long bird with a solid casque, naked neck, striped tail feathers, and crazed song that sounds like a spirit mocking you. That sums up the <a href="https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/09/01/helmeted-hornbill-now-critically-endangered/">helmeted hornbill</a>, a species that may soon go extinct, as it is now listed as&nbsp; critically endangered. We find out more about this fascinating bird, and the threats to its existence.

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