The Iban people of Borneo regards the Rhinoceros hornbill (known as Kenyalang) as the king of the worldly birds, who acts as the intermediary between the man and the God. The Wreathed hornbill (Undan) is believed by the Iban people to be the guide of dead souls to the lower world.

The rhinoceros hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the country's national bird. [9] Some Dayak people , especially the Ibanic groups, believe it to be the chief of worldly birds or the supreme worldly bird, and its statue is used to welcome the god of the augural birds, Sengalang Burong, to the feasts and ...

The Iban people of Borneo regard the Rhinoceros hornbill (known as Kenyalang) as the king of the worldly birds, who acts as the intermediary between the man and God. The plumage of this bird is predominantly black, with white legs and vent and a white tail with a black band.

Burung Enggang Badak atau juga dikenali sebagai burung Kenyalang di Sarawak, boleh didapati di kepulauan Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei, dan Kalimantan), Semenanjung Malaysia, selatan Thailand, Sumatera, dan Pulau Jawa.

Feb 5, 2021 · The rhinoceros hornbills (Buceros rhinoceros), locally known as kenyalang, in particular, is regarded as a bird of significant importance in Sarawak’s local cultures. It is also used as the state’s emblem.

Feb 13, 2024 · These carved and painted wooden figures are stylized representations of the kenyalang bird, aka the Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros). It is the official state bird of Sarawak and national bird of Malaysia.

They state that the Hornbill image is used to show it, in an independent sense, as 'Chief of the Birds'. According to them it does not represent Lang, but quite simply represents a Hornbill, 'the Supreme Worldly Bird, who welcomes the invisible overhead approach of the God of Birds, Sengalang Burong' (1966: 124)."

The largest sculptures of the Iban people of northwestern Borneo are stylized images representing the rhinoceros hornbill (kenyalang), a large forest bird whose beak is surmounted by a horn-like projection, typically depicted, as here, as a spiral form.

Sep 17, 2023 · Hornbills are synonymous with Sarawak. In fact, Sarawak is home to eight of the 62 hornbill species that exist worldwide, including the iconic Rhinoceros

Kenyalang, also known as Rhinoceros Hornbill in English and Enggang Badak in Bahasa Melayu, is the state bird of Sarawak. However, many Malaysians including Sarawakians are confused between Kenyalang and other hornbill species.