order

Bucerotiformes

Bucerotiformes is an order in the class Aves. This database currently files 77 species under it, 24 of them threatened, recorded across 2 countries.

Species filed: 77
Threatened: 24
Countries recorded: 2
With a free photo: 84%
Weight range: 21.7 g – 4 kg

What is in Bucerotiformes?

5 families filed directly under this order.

Bucerotidae
great hornbill, rhinoceros hornbill, indian grey hornbill, rufous-necked hornbill …
60 species
Phoeniculidae
green wood hoopoe, common scimitarbill, white-headed wood hoopoe, forest wood hoopoe …
9 species
Upupidae
common hoopoe, st helena hoopoe, madagascar hoopoe, african hoopoe …
5 species
Bucorvidae
abyssinian ground hornbill, southern ground hornbill
2 species
Waltonirrisor
Waltonirrisor tendringensis
1 species

Best-known members of Bucerotiformes

Ranked by popularity score.

Common hoopoe

Upupa epops

Upupidae

Great hornbill

Buceros bicornis

Bucerotidae

Rhinoceros hornbill

Buceros rhinoceros

Bucerotidae

Abyssinian ground hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Bucorvidae

Indian grey hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

Bucerotidae

Rufous-necked hornbill

Aceros nipalensis

Bucerotidae

Southern ground hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Bucorvidae

White-crowned hornbill

Berenicornis comatus

Bucerotidae

How threatened is Bucerotiformes?

66 of 77 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	2	3%
ENEndangered	6	9%
VUVulnerable	16	24%
NTNear Threatened	6	9%
LCLeast Concern	36	55%

Where is Bucerotiformes found?

Species on file in this order listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Australia1
Norway1

All species in Bucerotiformes

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Common hoopoe	Upupa epops	Upupidae	Least Concern	66.9 g	Not recorded
Great hornbill	Buceros bicornis	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	2.79 kg	Not recorded
Rhinoceros hornbill	Buceros rhinoceros	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	2.37 kg	Not recorded
Abyssinian ground hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus	Bucorvidae	Vulnerable	4 kg	Not recorded
Indian grey hornbill	Ocyceros birostris	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	375 g	Not recorded
Rufous-necked hornbill	Aceros nipalensis	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	2.39 kg	Not recorded
Southern ground hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri	Bucorvidae	Vulnerable	3.74 kg	Not recorded
White-crowned hornbill	Berenicornis comatus	Bucerotidae	Endangered	1.47 kg	Not recorded
Helmeted hornbill	Rhinoplax vigil	Bucerotidae	Critically Endangered	2.89 kg	Not recorded
Rufous hornbill	Buceros hydrocorax	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	1.41 kg	Not recorded
Southern yellow-billed hornbill	Tockus leucomelas	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	188.3 g	Not recorded
Oriental pied hornbill	Anthracoceros albirostris	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	892.9 g	Not recorded
Malabar pied hornbill	Anthracoceros coronatus	Bucerotidae	Near Threatened	806.7 g	Not recorded
Malabar grey hornbill	Ocyceros griseus	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	292 g	Not recorded
Black hornbill	Anthracoceros malayanus	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	1.05 kg	Not recorded
African grey hornbill	Lophoceros nasutus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	179.6 g	Not recorded
Silvery-cheeked hornbill	Bycanistes brevis	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	1.23 kg	Not recorded
Bushy-crested hornbill	Anorrhinus galeritus	Bucerotidae	Near Threatened	1.17 kg	Not recorded
Sri Lanka grey hornbill	Ocyceros gingalensis	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	238 g	Not recorded
Knobbed hornbill	Rhyticeros cassidix	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	2.36 kg	Not recorded
Wreathed hornbill	Rhyticeros undulatus	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	2.22 kg	Not recorded
Northern red-billed hornbill	Tockus erythrorhynchus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	138.6 g	Not recorded
Eastern yellow-billed hornbill	Tockus flavirostris	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	216.7 g	Not recorded
Black-casqued hornbill	Ceratogymna atrata	Bucerotidae	Near Threatened	1.2 kg	Not recorded
Walden's hornbill	Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni	Bucerotidae	Endangered	1.08 kg	Not recorded
Tickell's brown hornbill	Anorrhinus tickelli	Bucerotidae	Near Threatened	792.6 g	Not recorded
Palawan hornbill	Anthracoceros marchei	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	750 g	Not recorded
Black-and-white-casqued hornbill	Bycanistes subcylindricus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	1.2 kg	Not recorded
Western long-tailed hornbill	Horizocerus albocristatus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	289.4 g	Not recorded
Congo pied hornbill	Lophoceros fasciatus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	258.8 g	Not recorded
Wrinkled hornbill	Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus	Bucerotidae	Endangered	1.59 kg	Not recorded
Blyth's hornbill	Rhyticeros plicatus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	1.7 kg	1
Sulu hornbill	Anthracoceros montani	Bucerotidae	Critically Endangered	741 g	Not recorded
Trumpeter hornbill	Bycanistes bucinator	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	639.4 g	Not recorded
Visayan hornbill	Penelopides panini	Bucerotidae	Endangered	470.5 g	Not recorded
Green wood hoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus	Phoeniculidae	Least Concern	73.2 g	Not recorded
Von der Decken's hornbill	Tockus deckeni	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	167.7 g	Not recorded
Jackson's hornbill	Tockus jacksoni	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	167.7 g	Not recorded
St Helena hoopoe	Upupa antaios	Upupidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Crowned hornbill	Lophoceros alboterminatus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	223.7 g	Not recorded
Pale-billed hornbill	Lophoceros pallidirostris	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	233 g	Not recorded
Mindanao hornbill	Penelopides affinis	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	485.1 g	Not recorded
Monteiro's hornbill	Tockus monteiri	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	289.8 g	Not recorded
Yellow-casqued hornbill	Ceratogymna elata	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	1.92 kg	Not recorded
Hemprich's hornbill	Lophoceros hemprichii	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	297 g	Not recorded
Writhed hornbill	Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus	Bucerotidae	Near Threatened	1.09 kg	Not recorded
Sumba hornbill	Rhyticeros everetti	Bucerotidae	Endangered	697.2 g	Not recorded
Austen's brown hornbill	Anorrhinus austeni	Bucerotidae	Near Threatened	933 g	Not recorded
Piping hornbill	Bycanistes fistulator	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	508.1 g	Not recorded
Western dwarf hornbill	Horizocerus hartlaubi	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	98.5 g	Not recorded
Bradfield's hornbill	Lophoceros bradfieldi	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	196.5 g	Not recorded
Red-billed dwarf hornbill	Lophoceros camurus	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	103.8 g	Not recorded
Luzon hornbill	Penelopides manillae	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	460.9 g	Not recorded
Sulawesi hornbill	Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	370 g	Not recorded
Plain-pouched hornbill	Rhyticeros subruficollis	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	2.04 kg	Not recorded
Brown-cheeked hornbill	Bycanistes cylindricus	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	921 g	Not recorded
Common scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus cyanomelas	Phoeniculidae	Least Concern	27.1 g	Not recorded
Narcondam hornbill	Rhyticeros narcondami	Bucerotidae	Vulnerable	697.2 g	Not recorded
Madagascar hoopoe	Upupa marginata	Upupidae	Least Concern	66.9 g	Not recorded
White-thighed hornbill	Bycanistes albotibialis	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	921 g	Not recorded
Mindoro hornbill	Penelopides mindorensis	Bucerotidae	Endangered	462 g	Not recorded
Samar hornbill	Penelopides samarensis	Bucerotidae	Not recorded	481.5 g	Not recorded
Southern red-billed hornbill	Tockus rufirostris	Bucerotidae	Not recorded	143.5 g	Not recorded
White-headed wood hoopoe	Phoeniculus bollei	Phoeniculidae	Least Concern	54.6 g	Not recorded
Forest wood hoopoe	Phoeniculus castaneiceps	Phoeniculidae	Not recorded	24.5 g	Not recorded
Violet wood hoopoe	Phoeniculus damarensis	Phoeniculidae	Least Concern	81.8 g	Not recorded
Black-billed wood hoopoe	Phoeniculus somaliensis	Phoeniculidae	Least Concern	26.5 g	Not recorded
Abyssinian scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus minor	Phoeniculidae	Least Concern	21.7 g	Not recorded
Tanzanian red-billed hornbill	Tockus ruahae	Bucerotidae	Not recorded	143.5 g	Not recorded
Black scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus aterrimus	Phoeniculidae	Least Concern	27.1 g	Not recorded
Western red-billed hornbill	Tockus kempi	Bucerotidae	Not recorded	143.5 g	Not recorded
African hoopoe	Upupa africana	Upupidae	Not recorded	66.3 g	Not recorded
Damara red-billed hornbill	Tockus damarensis	Bucerotidae	Least Concern	210 g	Not recorded
Grant's wood hoopoe	Phoeniculus granti	Phoeniculidae	Not recorded	78 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Aceros phyllonyx	Bucerotidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Not recorded	Upupa paradisea	Upupidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Waltonirrisor tendringensis	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded