Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) - BirdLife species factsheet

Knobbed Hornbill Rhyticeros cassidix

Current view: summary

Family: Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Authority: (Temminck, 1823)

Red List Category

Criteria: A4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species has been uplisted to Vulnerable because it has a rapidly declining population owing to destruction of its forest habitat, hunting, gold mining and fires.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 432,000 km²

Country endemic: Yes

Attributes
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Rhyticeros cassidix. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/knobbed-hornbill-rhyticeros-cassidix on 31/05/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 31/05/2023.