Rufous Hornbill
Buceros hydrocoraxLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Rufous Hornbill
The Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) 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.
- Scientific name
- Buceros hydrocorax
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Rufous Hornbill
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Buceros hydrocorax hydrocorax
- Buceros hydrocorax semigaleatus
- Buceros hydrocorax mindanensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros Hydrocorax
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Moluccas, error = Philippines.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.153
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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