Bird group

Hornbills

64 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It feeds on…

African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Gray Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It feeds on…

Black Hornbill
Anthracoceros malayanus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Sundaland forests and lowlands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on…

Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-casqued Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Blyth's Hornbill
Rhyticeros plicatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Blyth's Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bradfield's Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Brown Hornbill
Anorrhinus austeni
Near Threatened≈ 10K–50K

The Brown Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Brown-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes cylindricus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown-cheeked Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Bushy-crested Hornbill
Anorrhinus galeritus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bushy-crested Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Congo Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Congo Pied Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Crowned Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Damara Red-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Eastern Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus granti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Dwarf Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill
Horizocerus cassini
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Great Hornbill
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Vulnerable≈ 13K-27K

The Great Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Himalayan foothills and adjacent mountains. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small…

Helmeted Hornbill
Rhinoplax vigil
Critically Endangered≈ Unknown

The Helmeted Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Sundaland forests and lowlands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest…

Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hemprich's Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Indian Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros birostris
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Indian Gray Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Jackson's Hornbill
Tockus jacksoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Jackson's Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Knobbed Hornbill
Rhyticeros cassidix
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Knobbed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Sulawesi and nearby islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Luzon Hornbill
Penelopides manillae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Luzon Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Philippine islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Malabar Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros griseus
Vulnerable≈ 50K–500K

The Malabar Gray Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Malabar Pied-Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus
Near Threatened≈ 2.5K–10K

The Malabar Pied-Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Mindanao Hornbill
Penelopides affinis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mindanao Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Philippine islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Mindoro Hornbill
Penelopides mindorensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mindoro Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Philippine islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Monteiro's Hornbill
Tockus monteiri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Monteiro's Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Narcondam Hornbill
Rhyticeros narcondami
Vulnerable≈ 250-1K

The Narcondam Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Andaman and Narcondam Islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in…

Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Northern Red-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Oriental Pied-Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest…

Palawan Hornbill
Anthracoceros marchei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Palawan Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Palawan and nearby islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Pale-billed Hornbill
Lophoceros pallidirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pale-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Piping Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Plain-pouched Hornbill
Rhyticeros subruficollis
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Plain-pouched Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinoceros
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rhinoceros Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Sundaland forests and lowlands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in…

Rufous Hornbill
Buceros hydrocorax
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Rufous-necked Hornbill
Aceros nipalensis
Vulnerable≈ 7K-10K

The Rufous-necked Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Himalayan foothills and adjacent mountains. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Rusty-cheeked Hornbill
Anorrhinus tickelli
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rusty-cheeked Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Samar Hornbill
Penelopides samarensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Samar Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Philippine islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Silvery-cheeked Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Southern Ground-Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It feeds on…

Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Southern Red-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros gingalensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Sri Lanka. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or savanna,…

Sulawesi Hornbill
Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sulawesi Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Sulawesi and nearby islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Sulu Hornbill
Anthracoceros montani
Critically Endangered≈ 50-250

The Sulu Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Philippine islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or savanna,…

Sumba Hornbill
Rhyticeros everetti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sumba Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus ruahae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Trumpeter Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Visayan Hornbill
Penelopides panini
Endangered≈ Unknown

The Visayan Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Philippine islands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest or…

Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Von der Decken's Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

West African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros semifasciatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The West African Pied Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in…

Western Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus hartlaubi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Dwarf Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Western Long-tailed Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Long-tailed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

Western Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus kempi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Red-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…

White-crowned Hornbill
Berenicornis comatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-crowned Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-thighed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Wreathed Hornbill
Wreathed Hornbill
Rhyticeros undulatus
Vulnerable≈ 10K–100K

The Wreathed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Wrinkled Hornbill
Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
Endangered≈ Unknown

The Wrinkled Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of Sundaland forests and lowlands. It feeds on fruit, insects, and small animals in forest…

Writhe-billed Hornbill
Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Writhe-billed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects,…

Writhed Hornbill
Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Writhed Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit, insects, and…

Yellow-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna elata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-casqued Hornbill is a large-billed hornbill of African and Asian forests, savannas, and wooded edges. It feeds on fruit,…