Crowned hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus Büttikofer, 1889
The crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) is a species in the family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes. Recorded adults weigh 205 g to 252.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the crowned hornbill
- Weight
- 205 g – 252.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the crowned hornbill
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Where does the crowned hornbill live?
Not recorded
Is the crowned hornbill endangered?
The crowned hornbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the crowned hornbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderBucerotiformes
- familyBucerotidae
- genusLophoceros
- SpeciesLophoceros alboterminatus Büttikofer, 1889
Synonyms Lophoceros melanoleucos, Lophoceros melanoleucos geloensis, Lophoceros melanoleucos stegmanni, Lophoceros melanoleucos suahelicus, Lophoceros melanoleucos var. angolensis, Protockus suahelicus australis, Tockus alboterminatus, Tockus alboterminatus alboterminalis, Tockus alboterminatus alboterminatus, Tockus alboterminatus angolensis, Tockus alboterminatus australis, Tockus alboterminatus geloensis, Tockus alboterminatus melanoleucos, Tockus alboterminatus stegmanni, Tockus alboterminatus suahelicus, Tockus melanoleucos
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- CRHOEnglish
- Gekroonde NeushoringvoëlAfrikaans
- أبو قرن المتوجArabic
- calau coronatCatalan
- zoborožec korunkatýCzech
- KrontokoDanish
- KronentokoGerman
- krona buceroEsperanto
- Toco coronadoSpanish
- tõmmu-sarvnokkEstonian
- kruunutokoFinnish
- Calao couronnéFrench
- smeđoprsi kljunorožacCroatian
- koronás tokóHungarian
- Bucero coronatoItalian
- Buceretto codabiancaItalian
- カンムリコサイチョウJapanese
- vainikuotasis tokasLithuanian
- KuiftokDutch
- Gekroonde TokDutch
- bantutokoNorwegian
- toko czarnogłowyPolish
- calau-coroadoPortuguese
- calau-coroado-africanoPortuguese
- Венценосный токRussian
- Коронованый токоRussian
- toko korunkatýSlovak
- Krunasti kljunorožacSerbian
- Turuncu Gagalı BoynuzgagaTurkish
- токо бурийUkrainian
- 冕弯嘴犀鸟Chinese
- 冕彎嘴犀鳥Chinese
- umKholwaneZulu
Relatives of the crowned hornbill
Other species in the same genus Lophoceros.
African grey hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Congo pied hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Pale-billed hornbill
Lophoceros pallidirostris
Hemprich's hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
Bradfield's hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Red-billed dwarf hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
CompareCrowned hornbill vs African grey hornbillCrowned hornbill vs Congo pied hornbillCrowned hornbill vs Pale-billed hornbillCrowned hornbill vs Hemprich's hornbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the crowned hornbill?
An adult crowned hornbill weighs 205 g – 252.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the crowned hornbill endangered?
The crowned hornbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the crowned hornbill?
The crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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