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Blyth’s Hornbill
Rhyticeros plicatus
Blyth's Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) — Hornbills & Hoopoes of Australia & Oceania.
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The Blyth’s Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) is a member of the Bucerotidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 1.7 kg. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Bucerotiformes
- Family Bucerotidae Hornbills
- Genus Rhyticeros
- Species plicatus
Where it lives
Northern, east-central Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to eastern Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
Quick facts
- Weight
- 1.7 kg
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Vulnerable
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blyth’s Hornbill is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blyth’s Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blyth’s Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) belongs to the Bucerotidae family of the order Bucerotiformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU n, ec Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to e Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
It is a very large bird. Adults weighs around 1.7 kg, with a wing length of about 38.3 cm and a tail of around 24.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 754,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blyth’s Hornbill?
The Blyth’s Hornbill is a very large bird that weighs around 1.7 kg.
Where does the Blyth’s Hornbill live?
The Blyth’s Hornbill is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU n, ec Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to e Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blyth’s Hornbill belong to?
The Blyth’s Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) belongs to the Bucerotidae family, in the order Bucerotiformes.
What does the Blyth’s Hornbill eat?
The Blyth’s Hornbill is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Blyth’s Hornbill migrate?
The Blyth’s Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blyth’s Hornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blyth’s Hornbill make?
1 real field recording of the Blyth’s Hornbill — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blyth’s Hornbill's range?
The Blyth’s Hornbill has a mapped global range of about 754,000 km².
Conservation
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