Knobbed hornbill

Knobbed hornbill
A pair (female on left) in the forest canopy Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Rhyticeros
Species:
R. cassidix
Binomial name
Rhyticeros cassidix
(Temminck, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Aceros cassidix Temminck, 1823

The knobbed hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix), also known as Sulawesi wrinkled hornbill, is a colourful hornbill native to Indonesia. The species is sometimes placed in the genus Aceros. The knobbed hornbill is the faunal symbol of South Sulawesi province.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Rhyticeros cassidix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22682525A117182222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22682525A117182222.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.