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title: "Dubbelhoornige neushoornvogel"
description: "Buceros bicornis — Vogels. The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/great-hornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dubbelhoornige neushoornvogel

> Buceros bicornis — Vogels. The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family.

- Scientific name: *Buceros bicornis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2590
- Wikidata: [Q232768](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232768)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5536](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5536)

## Names

- en: Great Hornbill
- de: Doppelhornvogel
- es: Cálao Bicorne
- fr: Calao bicorne
- nl: Dubbelhoornige neushoornvogel
- pl: Dzioborożec wielki

## Countries with the most observations

TH (828), IN (684), MY (192), KH (147), BT (81), NP (44), CN (36), ID (27), VN (26), MM (21), SG (4)

## Summary

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is predominantly frugivorous, but also preys on small mammals, reptiles, and birds. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2018. It is known to have lived for nearly 50 years in captivity. Due to its large size and colour, and importance in many tribal cultures and rituals, the Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state bird. It is also…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_hornbill

## Photo

![Dubbelhoornige neushoornvogel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-hornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/367184722

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/great-hornbill?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).