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Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator (Temminck, CJ 1824)

The trumpeter hornbill is a medium-sized hornbill, with length between 58 and 65 cm, characterized by a large grey casque on the bill, smaller in females. The eyes are brown or red, with pink surrounding skin. Body mass is between 0.45 and 1 kg. It is similar to silvery-cheeked hornbill. Distinguishing features include an all-black back, white belly and white underwing coverts, and red facial skin. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Bucerotidae
Genus:
   Bycanistes
Scientific:
  Bycanistes bucinator

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1824)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.48 pl.284

Protonym:
  Buceros bucinator

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3A4D2B44022BBB52

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3A4D2B44

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3A4D2B44

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 707793

Geographic range:

  • Bycanistes bucinator: forest of south-central and southeastern Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Trumpeter Hornbill
Catalan:
Calau trompeter
Czech:
zoborožec naříkavý
Danish:
Trompetérhornfugl
German:
Trompeterhornvogel
Spanish:
Cálao Trompetero
Spanish (Spain):
Cálao Trompetero
Finnish:
trumpettisarvinokka
French:
Calao trompette
Croatian:
bjelotrbi kljunorožac
Hungarian:
trombitás szarvascsőrű
Icelandic:
Lúðurhorni
Italian:
Bucero trombettiere
Japanese (romaji):
nakisaichou
Japanese:
ナキサイチョウ
Lithuanian:
Trimituojantysis ragys
Dutch:
Trompetneushoornvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Trompetarhornfugl
Norwegian:
Trompeterhornfugl
Polish:
dzioborożec trąbiący
Portuguese:
Calau-trombeteiro
Portuguese (Portugal):
calau-trombeteiro
Russian:
Шлеморог-трубач
Slovak:
zobákorožec trúbivý
Serbian:
Kljunorožac trubač
Swedish:
trumpetarnäshornsfågel
Ukrainian:
калао-сумрач
Chinese:
噪犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
噪犀鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Calao trompette ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Calao trompette ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator)
Clements, version 2021:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator)
Clements 4th edition:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Bycanistes bucinator) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Bycanistes bucinator bucinator [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Bycanistes bucinator bucinator [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Trumpeter Hornbill ( Ceratogymna bucinator) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bycanistes bucinator [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bycanistes bucinator [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Bycanistes [bucinator or fistulator] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Gewone Boskraai
Bengali: হবযীফাদক ধমন঱
Bengali (transliteration): bhērībādaka dhanēśa
Catalan: Calau trompeter
Czech: Zoborožec kriklavý, zoborožec naříkavý
Danish: Trompetérhornfugl
German: Trompeterhornvogel, Trompeter-Hornvogel
English: Trumpeter Hornbill
English, HBW: Trumpeter Hornbill
English (IOC): Trumpeter Hornbill
English (Kenya): Trumpeter Hornbill
English (United States): Trumpeter Hornbill
Spanish: Cálao Trompetero
Spanish (Spain): Cálao Trompetero
Spanish (HBW): Trumpeter Hornbill
Estonian: trompet-kiiverlind
Finnish: Trumpettisarvinokka
French: Calao trompette
Croatian: bjelotrbi kljunorožac
Hungarian: trombitás szarvascsőrű
Icelandic: Lúðurhorni
Italian: Bucero trombettiere
Japanese (romaji): nakisaichou
Japanese: ナキサイチョウ
Scientific: Buceros bucinator [sic], Bycanistes bucinator, Bycanistes bucinator bucinator, Ceratogymna bucinator
Lithuanian: Trimituojantysis ragys
Dutch: Trompetneushoornvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Trompetarhornfugl
Norwegian: Trompeterhornfugl
Polish: dzioborozec trabiacy, Dzioborożec trąbiący
Portuguese: Calau-trombeteiro
Portuguese (Portugal): calau-trombeteiro
Russian: Калао-трубач, Шлеморог-трубач
Slovak: zobákorožec trúbivý, Zoborožec trúbivý
Shona: Gangambudzi
Serbian: Kljunorožac trubač
Siswant: Umkhotfo
Swedish: trumpetarnäshornsfågel, Trumpethornkorp
Swahili: Hondohondo Mweupe
Tswana: Kôrwê
Turkish: Borazancı Boynuzgaga
Tsonga: Nkorho
Ukrainian: калао-сумрач, Калао-трубач
Xhosa: Ilithwa
Chinese: 噪犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 噪犀鳥
Zulu: iKhunatha

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