Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Lophoceros pallidirostris (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Tockus.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
low |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be widespread and locally common in suitable habitat (del Hoyo et al. 2001). The population is suspected to be in decline locally owing to ongoing habitat destruction and competition with N. nasutus (del Hoyo et al. 2001).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline locally owing to ongoing habitat destruction and competition with N. nasutus (del Hoyo et al. 2001).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pale-billed Hornbill Lophoceros pallidirostris. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pale-billed-hornbill-lophoceros-pallidirostris on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.
