Knobbed Hornbill
Rhyticeros cassidix(Temminck, CJ, 1823)
English (US) Knobbed Hornbill
The Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) 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: Sulawesi region, including Lembeh and Togian Islands (off northeast), and Muna and Buton (off southeast)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rhyticeros cassidix
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Knobbed Hornbill
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros cassidix
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1823)
- Type locality
- Celebes.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.36, vol.2 pl.210
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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