Behold, hornbills in TTDI


Rare find: An Oriental Pied hornbill photographed by award-winning wildlife photographer Sanjitpaal Singh, is the same species as the ones spotted in Taman Rimba Kiara over the past decade.

WHO would have thought a bustling city such as Kuala Lumpur could be a natural habitat for hornbills.

A pair of oriental pied hornbills have been roosting in Taman Rimba Kiara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, for at least a decade now.

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