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Rufous Hornbill

Buceros hydrocorax Linnaeus, C 1766

The rufous hornbill, also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw, is a large species of hornbill endemic to the Philippines. The are referred by locals as the "clock-of-the-mountains" due to its large booming call which typically occur of every hour. It occurs in moist tropical lowland forest. They are now considered to be a threatened species and its reasons for decline being habitat destruction. hunting and poaching for the illegal pet trade. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Bucerotidae
Genus:
   Buceros
Scientific:
  Buceros hydrocorax

Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1766

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Buceros Hydrocorax

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946349

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4AE2B14688A7BFE9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4AE2B146

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4AE2B146

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554427

Geographic range:

  • Buceros hydrocorax hydrocorax: Philippines (Luzon and Marinduque)
  • Buceros hydrocorax mindanensis: Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao)
  • Buceros hydrocorax semigaleatus: Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Panaon, Buad, Calicoan and Biliran
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rufous Hornbill
Catalan:
Calau rogenc septentrional
Czech:
dvojzoborožec hnědavý
Danish:
Rødbrun Næsehornsfugl
German:
Feuerhornvogel
Spanish:
Cálao rojizo norteño
Spanish (Spain):
Cálao rojizo norteño
Finnish:
luzoninsarvinokka
French:
Calao à casque plat
Croatian:
filipinski kljunorožac
Hungarian:
tűzvörös szarvascsőrű
Italian:
Bucero rossiccio
Japanese (romaji):
akasaichou
Japanese:
アカサイチョウ
Lithuanian:
Ugninis jaučiaragis
Dutch:
Rosse Neushoornvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blodhornfugl
Norwegian:
Blodhornfugl
Polish:
dzioborożec rdzawogłowy
Portuguese:
Calau-rufo
Russian:
Огненный гомрай
Slovak:
zobákorožec maskový
Serbian:
Riđi kljunorožac
Swedish:
rostnäshornsfågel
Ukrainian:
Гомрай вогнистий
Chinese:
棕犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
栗色犀鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Calao à casque plat ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Calao à casque plat ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
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):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
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:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
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:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
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:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Buceros hydrocorax [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Buceros hydrocorax [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Buceros hydrocorax [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Rufous Hornbill ( Buceros hydrocorax) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Buceros hydrocorax [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Buceros hydrocorax [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: রুপুয়঳ ধমন঱
Bengali (transliteration): ruphuẏasa dhanēśa
Catalan: Calau rogenc septentrional
Cebuano: kalaw
Czech: Dvojzoborožec hnedavý, dvojzoborožec hnědavý
Danish: Rødbrun Næsehornsfugl
German: Feuerhornvogel, Feuer-Hornvogel, Nord-Feuerhornvogel, Philippinen-Hornvogel
English: Great Philippine Hornbill, Philippine Brown Hornbill, Philippine Hornbill, Philippine Rufous Hornbill, Rufous Hornbill
English, HBW: Northern/Southern Rufous Hornbill
English (IOC): Rufous Hornbill
English (United States): Rufous Hornbill
Spanish: Cálao Filipino Grande, Cálao rojizo norteño, Cálao Rufo
Spanish (Spain): Cálao rojizo norteño
Spanish (HBW): Rufous Hornbill
Estonian: tuli-sarvlind
Finnish: Luzoninsarvinokka
French: Calao à casque plat
Croatian: filipinski kljunorožac
Hungarian: tűzvörös szarvascsőrű
Italian: Bucero rossiccio
Japanese (romaji): akasaichou
Japanese: アカサイチョウ
Scientific: Buceros hydrocorax, Buceros hydrocorax hydrocorax
Lithuanian: Ugninis jaučiaragis
Dutch: Roodbruine Neushoornvogel, Rosse Neushoornvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blodhornfugl
Norwegian: Blodhornfugl
Polish: dzioborozec filipinski, dzioborożec filipiński, dzioborożec rdzawogłowy
Portuguese: Calau-rufo
Portuguese (Portugal): calau-ruivo
Russian: Огненный гомрай
Slovak: zobákorožec maskový
Serbian: Riđi kljunorožac
Swedish: Filippinhornkorp, rostnäshornsfågel
Turkish: Kızıl Boynuzgaga
Ukrainian: Гомрай вогнистий
Chinese: 棕犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 栗色犀鳥

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