Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Alan C. Kemp and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 24, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 24, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Assamese | ৰজা ধনেশ |
| Chinese (SIM) | 双角犀鸟 |
| Czech | dvojzoborožec žlutozobý |
| Dutch | Dubbelhoornige Neushoornvogel |
| English | Great Hornbill |
| English (India) | Great Hornbill (Great Pied Hornbill) |
| English (United States) | Great Hornbill |
| Finnish | keisarisarvinokka |
| French | Calao bicorne |
| French (French Guiana) | Calao bicorne |
| German | Doppelhornvogel |
| Icelandic | Tvíhorni |
| Indonesian | Enggang papan |
| Japanese | オオサイチョウ |
| Malayalam | മലമുഴക്കി |
| Norwegian | storhornfugl |
| Polish | dzioborożec wielki |
| Russian | Двурогий калао |
| Serbian | Veliki kljunorožac |
| Slovak | zobákorožec dvojrohý |
| Slovenian | Dvorožec |
| Spanish | Cálao Bicorne |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cálao bicorne |
| Swedish | större näshornsfågel |
| Thai | นกกก, นกกาฮัง |
| Turkish | Büyük Boynuzgaga |
| Ukrainian | Гомрай дворогий |
Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Buceros bicornis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae ed.10 1, p.104.
TYPE LOCALITY:
China, i.e. Tonkin.
Definitions
- BUCEROS
- bicornis
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Hornbill