Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinocerosLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Rhinoceros Hornbill
The Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) 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 rhinoceros
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Rhinoceros Hornbill
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Buceros rhinoceros borneoensis
- Buceros rhinoceros rhinoceros
- Buceros rhinoceros silvestris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros Rhinoceros
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- India, error = Malacca.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.104
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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