A black-and-white forest hornbill with a large bill, it feeds on fruit and changes its movements with the season
The plumage is mostly black, with white on the belly and parts of the tail. Males have a large bill and casque, while females have a much smaller bill and reduced casque with pink facial skin
It searches for fruit while hopping through rainforest canopy branches and swallows fruit whole. During the dry nonbreeding season it moves in search of fruiting trees
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.