Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)

Other Scientific Names
Ceratogymna bucinator [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Size
66 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1824)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Northern and north-eastern Angola and southern Zaire across to southern Kenya, and south to north-eastern Namibia, northern Botswana, eastern Zimbabwe and eastern South Africa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) [XC509952]
by Charles Hesse from Amani nature reserve, Tanga, Tanzania (call)

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) [XC279896]
by Peter Boesman from Letaba area, Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged with Ceratogymna.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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