The Plain-pouched Hornbill lives in lowland forests from south-eastern Myanmar through Thailand to northern Peninsular Malaysia. Males and females differ in head and neck plumage.
Males and females differ in the plumage of the head and neck. A large bill and the raised casque above it are prominent features.
In lowland evergreen, mixed, and deciduous forests it forages in the canopy for fruit, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. It nests in tree cavities.
IUCN Red List · Vulnerable (VU) · Global