1. General names
Chinese: Known as 犀鸟 'rhinoceros birds', the hornbills are found in the far south of China, mainly Yunnan.
Japanese: Not found in Japan. The name is the same as the Chinese (サイチョウ saichō, written 犀鳥, 'rhinoceros bird').
Vietnamese: Since they are more familiar to the Vietnamese, it's not surprising that there are three different names for the hornbills. Of these, only Hồng hoàng is found in everyday dictionaries.
Cao cát for the genus Anthracoceros.
Hồng hoàng for the Great hornbill (genus Buceros).
Niệc for the genera Anorrhinus and Aceros.
2. Species names
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Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
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Other V |
| Anorrhinus | ||||||||
| Anorrhinus tickelli Ptilolaemus tickelli |
Brown hornbill Tickell's hornbill White-throated brown hornbill (Cheng) Brown-backed hornbill |
白喉犀鸟 'white-throated rhinoceros bird' or 小盔犀鸟 'small helmet rhinoceros bird' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) |
ビルマサイチョウ (ビルマ犀鳥) Biruma saichō 'Burmese rhinoceros bird' |
Niệc nâu 'brown niec' |
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Anorrhinus galeritus |
Bushy-crested hornbill | 风头犀鸟 'phoenix-headed rhinoceros bird' |
ムジサイチョウ (無地犀鳥) muji saichō 'plain rhinoceros bird' |
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| Anthracoceros | ||||||||
Anthracoceros albirostris Note |
Oriental pied hornbill | 冠斑犀鸟 'crested striped rhinoceros bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 斑犀鸟 'striped rhinoceros bird' (5) Note |
キタカササギサイチョウ (北鵲犀鳥) kita kasasagi saichō 'northern magpie rhinoceros bird' |
Cao cát bụng trắng 'white bellied cao cat' Note |
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| Anthracoceros malayanus |
Black hornbill | 黑斑犀鸟 'black striped/spotted rhinoceros bird' (4) 黑腹斑犀鸟 'black-bellied striped/spotted rhinoceros bird' (5) |
クロサイチョウ (黒犀鳥) kuro saichō 'black rhinoceros bird' |
Cao cát đen 'black cao cat' |
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| Buceros | ||||||||
| Buceros bicornis |
Great hornbill Great Indian hornbill Great pied hornbill (Cheng) |
双角犀鸟 'double horn rhinoceros bird' |
オオサイチョウ (大犀鳥) ō saichō 'large rhinoceros bird' |
Hồng hoàng 'hong hoang' |
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| Buceros rhinoceros |
Rhinoceros hornbill | 马来犀鸟 'Malay rhinoceros bird' |
サイチョウ (犀鳥) saichō 'rhinoceros bird' |
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| Rhinoplax | ||||||||
| Rhinoplax vigil Buceros vigil |
Helmeted hornbill | 盔犀鸟 'helmet rhinoceros bird' |
オナガサイチョウ (尾長犀鳥) o-naga saichō 'long-tailed rhinoceros bird' |
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| Berenicornis | ||||||||
| Berenicornis comatus Aceros comatus |
White-crowned hornbill Long-crested hornbill |
白冠犀鸟 'white-crested rhinoceros bird' (4) 长冠犀鸟 'long-crested rhinoceros bird' (5) |
シロクロサイチョウ (白黒犀鳥) shiro-kuro saichō 'black and white rhinoceros bird' |
Niệc đầu trắng 'white-headed niec' |
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| Aceros | ||||||||
| Aceros nipalensis |
Rufous-necked hornbill | 棕颈犀鸟 'reddish-brown-necked rhinoceros bird' or 无盔犀鸟 'no helmet rhinoceros bird' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) |
ナナミゾサイチョウ (七溝犀鳥) nana-mizo saichō 'seven-groove rhinoceros bird' |
Niệc cổ hung 'reddish-necked niec' |
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| Aceros corrugatus |
Wrinkled hornbill | 皱盔犀鸟 'wrinkled helmet rhinoceros bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) |
ズグロサイチョウ (頭黒犀鳥) zu-guro saichō 'black-headed rhinoceros bird' |
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| Rhyticeros | ||||||||
| Rhyticeros subruficollis Aceros subruficollis |
Plain-pouched hornbill | 淡喉皱盔犀鸟 'light-throated creased helmet rhinoceros bird' (4) |
印支皱盔犀鸟 'Indochinese creased helmet rhinoceros bird' (Internet) |
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| Rhyticeros undulatus Aceros undulatus |
Wreathed hornbill | 花冠皱盔犀鸟 'flower crested creased helmet rhinoceros bird' |
シワコブサイチョウ (皺瘤犀鳥) shiwa kobu saichō 'wrinkled knob rhinoceros bird' |
Niệc mỏ vằn 'striped billed niec' |
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3. Notes
Anorrhinus tickelli (Brown hornbill) has two subspecies, A. tickelli tickelli (Tickell's brown hornbill) and A. tickelli austeni (Austen's brown hornbill). Zheng Guangmei's list of birds, presumably following Peters, divides them into two species, A. tickelli (Rusty-cheeked hornbill) and A. austeni (Brown hornbill), of which A. austeni is marked as occurring in China. The Chinese names are:
A. austeni : 白喉犀鸟 'white-throated rhinoceros bird'.
A. tickelli : 锈颊犀鸟 'rusty-cheeked rhinoceros bird'.
