1. General names
Chinese: Known as 犀鸟 xī-niǎo '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.
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2. Species names
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| Latin | English | Chinese (Mainland) | Chinese (Taiwan) | Other Ch | Japanese | Other J | Vietnamese | Other V |
| Anthracoceros albirostris See note.  (A. albirostris)  (A. malabaricus) |
Oriental pied hornbill Malabar pied hornbill (=A. coronatus) (Cheng) Indian pied hornbill (= A. malabaricus) (Vo & Nguyen) |
冠斑犀鸟 guàn bān xī-niǎo 'crested striped rhinoceros bird' |
カササギサイチョウ (鵲犀鳥) kasasagi saichō 'magpie rhinoceros bird' (A. coronatus) |
Cao cát bụng trắng 'white bellied cao cat' (Treated as A. malabaricus) |
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Anthracoceros malayanus |
Black hornbill | 黑斑犀鸟 hēi-bān xī-niǎo 'black striped/spotted rhinoceros bird' |
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 rhinoceros |
Rhinoceros hornbill | 马来犀鸟 Mǎlái xī-niǎo 'Malay rhinoceros bird' |
サイチョウ (犀鳥) saichō 'rhinoceros bird' |
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| Buceros bicornis |
Great hornbill Great Indian hornbill Great pied hornbill (Cheng) |
双角犀鸟 shuāng-jiǎo xī-niǎo '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 vigil Rhinoplax vigil |
Helmeted hornbill | 盔犀鸟 kuī xī-niǎo '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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| Anorrhinus tickelli/ Ptilolaemus tickelli   |
Brown hornbill Tickell's hornbill White-throated brown hornbill (Cheng) Brown-backed hornbill |
白喉犀鸟 bái-hóu xī-niǎo 'white-throated rhinoceros bird' 小盔犀鸟 xiǎo-kuī xī-niǎo 'small helmet rhinoceros bird' (Alternative in Cheng, M&P, Atlas) |
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 fèng-tóu xī-niǎo 'phoenix-headed rhinoceros bird' |
ムジサイチョウ (無地犀鳥) muji saichō 'plain rhinoceros bird' |
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| Aceros comatus/ Berenicornis comatus  |
White-crowned hornbill Long-crested hornbill |
白冠犀鸟 bái-guàn xī-niǎo 'white-crested rhinoceros bird' |
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 nipalensis |
Rufous-necked hornbill | 棕颈犀鸟 zōng-jǐng xī-niǎo 'reddish-brown-necked rhinoceros bird' 无盔犀鸟 wú-kuī xī-niǎo 'no helmet rhinoceros bird' (Alternative in Cheng, M&P, Atlas) |
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 zhòu-kuī xī-niǎo 'wrinkled helmet rhinoceros bird' |
ズグロサイチョウ 頭黒犀鳥) zu-guro saichō 'black-headed rhinoceros bird' |
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| Aceros undulatus/ Rhyticeros undulatus  |
Wreathed hornbill | 花冠皱盔犀鸟 huā-guàn zhòu-kuī xī-niǎo '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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| Aceros subruficollis/ Rhyticeros subruficollis |
Plain-pouched hornbill | 淡喉皱盔犀鸟 dàn-hóu zhòu-kuī xī-niǎo 'light-throated creased helmet rhinoceros bird' |
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3. Notes
The distribution of the Bucerotidae in East Asia can be found at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of GALBULIFORMES in East Asia. |
1. It is now generally agreed that the pied hornbills should be divided into two species: Anthracoceros coronatus (Indian/Malabar pied hornbill) and A. albirostris (Oriental pied hornbill). The subspecies found in China and Southeast Asia is A. albirostris albirostris (Asian pied hornbill). A. coronatus is found only in India and Sri Lanka. Cheng Tso Hsin classifies the Chinese populations as A. coronatus albirostris (Malabar pied hornbill). Vo and Nguyen assign Vietnamese populations to the outdated A. malabaricus (Indian pied hornbill). |
2. 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:
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