LC
Western Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Bycanistes fistulator and B. sharpii (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as B. fistulator following Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993), and before then were present in the genus Ceratogymna as C. fistulator following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993). 

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
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2014 Least Concern
2012 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 1,880,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected 2000-2057
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 19% - - -
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 19% - - -
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) 19% - - -
Generation length 19 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be generally common across a wide range (del Hoyo et al. 2001).

Trend justification: Although tolerant of habitat modification and not thought to be subject to severe hunting pressure, the species is nevertheless suspected to be declining.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Benin extant native yes
Côte d'Ivoire extant native yes
Ghana extant native yes
Guinea extant native yes
Guinea-Bissau extant native yes
Liberia extant native yes
Mali extant native yes
Nigeria extant native yes
Senegal extant native yes
Sierra Leone extant native yes
Togo extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Benin Ouémé river basin
Côte d'Ivoire Azagny National Park
Côte d'Ivoire Bossematie Forest Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire Gueoule and Glo Mountain Forest Reserves
Côte d'Ivoire Lamto Ecological Research Station
Côte d'Ivoire Marahoue National Park
Côte d'Ivoire Mopri Forest Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire Parc National de Taï et Réserve de faune du N'Zo
Côte d'Ivoire Peko Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire Sangbe Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire Yapo and Mambo Forest Reserves
Ghana Ankasa Resource Reserve - Nini-Sushien National Park
Ghana Bia National Park and Resource Reserve
Ghana Boin River Forest Reserve
Ghana Boin Tano Forest Reserve
Ghana Bura River Forest Reserve
Ghana Cape Three Points Forest Reserve
Ghana Digya National Park
Ghana Jema-Asemkrom Forest Reserve
Ghana Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve
Ghana Kyabobo National Park
Ghana Mamiri Forest Reserve
Ghana Pra-Sushien Forest Reserve
Ghana Subri River Forest Reserve
Ghana Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve
Ghana Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve
Ghana Yoyo River Forest Reserve
Guinea Diécké
Guinea Gangan Foret Classe
Guinea Massif du Ziama
Guinea-Bissau Lagoas de Cufada
Liberia Cestos - Senkwen
Liberia Grebo
Liberia Lake Piso (Cape Mount)
Liberia Lofa-Gola-Mano Complex
Liberia Nimba mountains
Liberia Sapo
Liberia Wologizi mountains
Liberia Wonegizi mountains
Liberia Zwedru
Nigeria Okomu National Park
Nigeria Omo Forest Reserve
Nigeria Sunvit Farm
Senegal Parc National de Basse Casamance
Sierra Leone Gola Forests
Sierra Leone Kambui Hills Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone Kangari Hills Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Togo Fazao-Malfakassa National Park

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level major resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland major resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Swamp major resident
Altitude 0 - 600 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture international
Pets/display animals, horticulture international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Western Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/western-piping-hornbill-bycanistes-fistulator on 06/12/2024.
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 06/12/2024.