Berenicornis cornatus, also known as White-crowned Hornbill is a quite extraordinary bird which possesses an ornamental casque on top of its bill. The sizes of females are smaller than males and can be distinguished by their black neck and underparts. The male has white breast while the female has black breast colour with black and metallic sheen plumage to the upperparts. There is bare skin surrounding the pale yellow eyes and on their throat is a striking blue colour.

White-crowned Hornbill diet consists primarily of animals, such as birds, lizards, snakes, insects, arthropods and larvae which it finds amongst bark, stems and debris from logging, but it also feeds on a variety of fruits.

The IUCN Red List status for this hornbill is Near Threatened (NT). This is because the scarce forest dwelling species is likely to be declining moderately rapidly throughout its range as a consequence of habitat loss.