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Rufous hornbill

Buceros hydrocorax Linnaeus, 1766

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The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) is a species in the family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.34 kg to 1.45 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax)
Photo: Magalhães at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous hornbill

Weight
1.34 kg – 1.45 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rufous hornbill live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous hornbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw (pronounced KAH-lau), is a large species of hornbill endemic to the Philippines (the largest hornbill in the country). It is called the "clock-of-the-mountains" by locals, because of its loud booming call which typically occurs every hour. Rufous hornbills inhabit moist tropical lowland forest areas, and are now regarded as a threatened species. Reasons for decline include habitat destruction, hunting and poaching for the illegal pet trade.

It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess rufous hornbills under Philippine Law RA 9147.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous hornbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous_hornbill&oldid=1358565002), 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 rufous hornbill endangered?

The rufous hornbill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the rufous hornbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderBucerotiformes
  5. familyBucerotidae
  6. genusBuceros
  7. SpeciesBuceros hydrocorax Linnaeus, 1766
Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Northern rufous hornbillEnglish
  • Northern rufous hornbillEnglish
  • أبو نضوة أصهبArabic
  • أبو قرن الأصهبArabic
  • calau rogenc septentrionalCatalan
  • dvojzoborožec hnědavýCzech
  • cornbig cochWelsh
  • Rødbrun NæsehornsfuglDanish
  • FeuerhornvogelGerman
  • Nord-FeuerhornvogelGerman
  • rufa buceroEsperanto
  • Cálao RojipardoSpanish
  • Cálao Filipino GrandeSpanish
  • Cálao rojizoSpanish
  • Cálao rojizo norteñoSpanish
  • tuli-sarvlindEstonian
  • luzoninsarvinokkaFinnish
  • Calao à casque platFrench
  • filipinski kljunorožacCroatian
  • tűzvörös szarvascsőrűHungarian
  • Bucero rossiccioItalian
  • アカサイチョウJapanese
  • ugninis jaučiaragisLithuanian
  • Rosse NeushoornvogelDutch
  • Roodbruine NeushoornvogelDutch
  • blodhornfuglNorwegian
  • dzioborożec rdzawogłowyPolish
  • calau-rufoPortuguese
  • calau-ruivoPortuguese
  • Огненный гомрайRussian
  • zobákorožec maskovýSlovak
  • Riđi kljunorožacSerbian
  • rostnäshornsfågelSwedish
  • นกเงือกแดงThai
  • kalawFilipino
  • Kızıl BoynuzgagaTurkish
  • гомрай вогнистийUkrainian
  • 棕犀鸟Chinese
  • 栗色犀鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the rufous hornbill

Other species in the same genus Buceros.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rufous hornbill?

An adult rufous hornbill weighs 1.34 kg – 1.45 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous hornbill endangered?

The rufous hornbill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the rufous hornbill?

The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{rufous_hornbill_2026,
  title = {Rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-hornbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}