{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "hornbill",
  "name": "Rhinoceros Hornbill",
  "scientificName": "Buceros rhinoceros",
  "category": "Bird",
  "summary": "The rhinoceros hornbill is a huge black-and-white bird with a dramatic orange-red casque atop an enormous bill, found in rainforests of Southeast Asia. Females seal themselves inside tree-cavity nests while males deliver food, and the species is listed Vulnerable from logging and hunting.",
  "conservationStatus": "Vulnerable",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Aves",
    "order": "Bucerotiformes",
    "family": "Bucerotidae",
    "genus": "Buceros"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 2.5,
    "lengthM": 1.2,
    "topSpeedKmh": 35,
    "lifespanYears": 35
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Buceros rhinoceros"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Omnivore — fruit, small animals, and insects"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Lowland and hill rainforests of Southeast Asia"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "30–35 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Powerful flier through forest gaps; heavy wingbeats"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Vulnerable (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Lowland and hill rainforests of Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, and Sumatra — Borneo is a stronghold for rhinoceros hornbills.",
    "continents": [
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Buceros rhinoceros.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Buceros%20rhinoceros&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Buceros rhinoceros. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Buceros_rhinoceros/"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/hornbill/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/hornbill/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}