Sumba hornbill
Rhyticeros everetti Rothschild, 1898
The sumba hornbill (Rhyticeros everetti) is a species in the family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 697.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the sumba hornbill
- Weight
- 697.2 gsrc 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sumba hornbill live?
Not recorded
What is the sumba hornbill?
Sumba hornbill (Latin: Rhyticeros everetti), or known natively as Julang (in Sumba languages) is a large bird belonging to the family of Bucerotidae, endemic and native to the Indonesian island of Sumba. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
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Is the sumba hornbill endangered?
The sumba hornbill is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the sumba hornbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderBucerotiformes
- familyBucerotidae
- genusRhyticeros
- SpeciesRhyticeros everetti Rothschild, 1898
Synonyms Aceros everetti, Rhyticeros everetti everetti, Rhytidoceros everetti
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- أبو قرن السومبيArabic
- সুম্বা ধনেশBangla
- calau de l'illa SumbaCatalan
- zoborožec sumbskýCzech
- Cornbig SwmbaWelsh
- SumbarynkenæbDanish
- SumbahornvogelGerman
- sumba buceroEsperanto
- Cálao de la SumbaSpanish
- sumba sarvlindEstonian
- نوکشاخ سومباPersian
- sumbansarvinokkaFinnish
- sumbanuurrenokkaFinnish
- Calao de SumbaFrench
- sumpski kljunorožacCroatian
- szumbai szarvascsőrűHungarian
- Julang sumbaIndonesian
- Bucero di SumbaItalian
- スンバシワコブサイチョウJapanese
- Sumbos ragasnapisLithuanian
- sumbinis riticerasLithuanian
- SoembajaarvogelDutch
- sumbahornfuglNorwegian
- dzioborożec sumbajskiPolish
- calau-de-sumbaPortuguese
- Сумбанский калаоRussian
- Сумбийский калаоRussian
- zobákorožec sumbskýSlovak
- Everetov kljunorožacSerbian
- sumbanäshornsfågelSwedish
- Sumba BoynuzgagasıTurkish
- калао сумбійськийUkrainian
- 巽他皺盔犀鳥Chinese
- 松巴皱盔犀鸟Chinese
Relatives of the sumba hornbill
Other species in the same genus Rhyticeros.
Knobbed hornbill
Rhyticeros cassidix
Wreathed hornbill
Rhyticeros undulatus
Blyth's hornbill
Rhyticeros plicatus
Plain-pouched hornbill
Rhyticeros subruficollis
Narcondam hornbill
Rhyticeros narcondami
CompareSumba hornbill vs Knobbed hornbillSumba hornbill vs Wreathed hornbillSumba hornbill vs Blyth's hornbillSumba hornbill vs Plain-pouched hornbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sumba hornbill?
An adult sumba hornbill weighs 697.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sumba hornbill endangered?
The sumba hornbill is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the sumba hornbill?
The sumba hornbill (Rhyticeros everetti) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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