Trumpeter Hornbill

When to see the Trumpeter Hornbill

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Trumpeter Hornbill

The map shades 13 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Taiwan.

About the Trumpeter Hornbill

The trumpeter hornbill is a medium-sized hornbill, with length between 58 and 65 cm, characterized by a large grey casque on the bill, smaller in females. The eyes are brown or red, with pink surrounding skin. Body mass is between 0.45 and 1 kg. It is similar to silvery-cheeked hornbill. Distinguishing features include an all-black back, white belly and white underwing coverts, and red facial skin.

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Easily confused with

Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricusBycanistes subcylindricus is a moderately large bird of 60 to 70 cm with a wing span of 70 to 96 cm. Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisIt measures 75 to 80 centimetres (30 to 31 in) in length, and has a very large cream-colored casque on the beak. Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulatorThe piping hornbill is a bird in the hornbill family.