Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusBuceros (Large Asian Hornbills)
- SpeciesBuceros bicornis (Great Hornbill)
About the Great Hornbill
The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is predominantly frugivorous, but also preys on small mammals, reptiles, and birds. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2018. It is known to have lived for nearly 50 years in captivity. Due to its large size and colour, and importance in many tribal cultures and rituals, the Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state bird. It is also the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh.
The great hornbill was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the rhinoceros hornbill in the genus Buceros and coined the binomial name Buceros bicornis. Linnaeus specified the location as China. The genus name is from Latin becerus meaning "horned like an ox" which in turn is from the Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn". The specific bicornis is Latin and means "two-horned". The species... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taman Negara National Park
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinoceros
Helmeted Hornbill
Rhinoplax vigil
Black Hornbill
Anthracoceros malayanus
Wreathed Hornbill
Rhyticeros undulatus
White-crowned Hornbill
Berenicornis comatus
Bushy-crested Hornbill
Anorrhinus galeritus
Wrinkled Hornbill
Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 12 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 16 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Hornbill in Taman Negara National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Hornbill sighting in Taman Negara National Park, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Great Hornbill in Taman Negara National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Great Hornbill in Taman Negara National Park in our monthly data.