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Hemprich's hornbill

Lophoceros hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1833)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) is a species in the family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 297 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii)
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hemprich's hornbill

Weight
297 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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 hemprich's hornbill

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Hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii)
Steve Evans · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the hemprich's hornbill live?

Not recorded

What is the hemprich's hornbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda.

From the Wikipedia article “Hemprich's hornbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hemprich%27s_hornbill&oldid=1314614012), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hemprich's hornbill endangered?

The hemprich's hornbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 hemprich's hornbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderBucerotiformes
  5. familyBucerotidae
  6. genusLophoceros
  7. SpeciesLophoceros hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1833)

Synonyms Buceros hemprichii, Buceros limbatus, Lophoceros hemprichii exsul, Tockus exsul, Tockus hemprichii, Tockus hemprichii exsul, Tockus hemprichii hemprichii

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • HEHOEnglish
  • أبو قرن همبريشArabic
  • calau de HemprichCatalan
  • zoborožec etiopskýCzech
  • zoborožec HemprichůvCzech
  • cornbig HemprichWelsh
  • Etiopisk TokoDanish
  • Abessinsk TokoDanish
  • HemprichtokoGerman
  • etiopia buceroEsperanto
  • Toco abisinioSpanish
  • etioopia sarvnokkEstonian
  • kalliotokoFinnish
  • Calao de HemprichFrench
  • smeđoglavi kljunorožacCroatian
  • Hemprich-tokóHungarian
  • Bucero di HemprichItalian
  • クロズキンコサイチョウJapanese
  • Hempricho tokasLithuanian
  • Hemprichs TokDutch
  • klippetokoNorwegian
  • toko srokatyPolish
  • calau-de-hemprichPortuguese
  • calau-da-abissíniaPortuguese
  • Хемприхов токRussian
  • Абиссинский токоRussian
  • toko kapucňovýSlovak
  • klipptokoSwedish
  • Kızıl Gagalı BoynuzgagaTurkish
  • токо ефіопськийUkrainian
  • 亨氏弯嘴犀鸟Chinese
  • 亨普氏彎嘴犀鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hemprich's hornbill

Other species in the same genus Lophoceros.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hemprich's hornbill?

An adult hemprich's hornbill weighs 297 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hemprich's hornbill endangered?

The hemprich's 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 hemprich's hornbill?

The hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{hemprichs_hornbill_2026,
  title = {Hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hemprichs-hornbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}