Great hornbill: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the great hornbill lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Buceros bicornis
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia
Diet (main food)	Vitex altissima, Myristicaceae, Lauraceae, Ficus
Class	Bird
Order	Bucerotiformes
Family	Bucerotidae

Where does the great hornbill live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great hornbill in 10 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a great hornbill eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the great hornbill as: Vitex altissima, Myristicaceae, Lauraceae, Ficus.

Is the great hornbill endangered?

The great hornbill’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the great hornbill?

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is a bird in the order Bucerotiformes and the family Bucerotidae, genus Buceros. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great hornbill (revision 1380881538), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q232768 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).