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Rufous-necked Hornbill

Aceros nipalensis(Hodgson, BH, 1829)

English (US) Rufous-necked Hornbill

The Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Bucerotidae (Hornbills) in the order Bucerotiformes.

Range: Himalayan foothills to southwestern China and northern southeastern AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Aceros nipalensis
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
English (US)
Rufous-necked Hornbill
Described by
(Hodgson, BH, 1829)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Buceros Nipalensis
Described by
(Hodgson, BH, 1829)
Type locality
No locality = Nepal by inference.
Original description
Asiatic Researches; or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for enquiring into the history, the antiquities, the arts and sciences, and literature of Asia 18 pt1 p.178 pl.1,2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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