Buceros Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.104 Bucerosrhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758; Type by subsequent designation (Elliot, 1882, A monograph of the Bucerotidae,or family of the hornbills, pt. 10, p.xvi)
519. Great HornbillBuceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758 [HB#776] Original Description:Bucerosbicornis Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.104 Taxonomy: The W Ghats cavatus Shaw 1811 and the Himalayan homrai Hodgson 1832 synonymised with the nominate subspecies and hence the species is treated as monotypic. Alternative Names: Great Pied Hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill Distribution: Uttarakhand, N Bengal including adjoining Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram. Straggling along the edges of its range. Disjunctly in W Ghats from roughly south of Bhimashankar and Mumbai till southern tip of the W Ghats in Kanyakumari district (Tamil Nadu) – east till Varusanadu, Palani, and Nilgiri hills. Specimens: BNHS, UMZC, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, YPM, TNHM, BNHM IUCN: Vulnerable. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix I. Notes: Populations restricted to primary forests and erstwhile range in NE India is now much contracted. Movements across Indo-Myanmar border explains some records in NE hill states. Patchy in CW Ghats and has never been recorded from anywhere in the E Ghats.
Anorrhinus Reichenbach, 1849 Avium Systema Naturale. Das natürliche System der Vögel mit hundert Tafeln grösstentheils Original-Abbildungen der bis jetzt entdecken fast zwölfhundert typischen Formen. Vorlaüfer einer Iconographie der Arten der Vögel aller Welttheile pl.XLIX Bucerosgaleritus Temminck, 1831; Type by subsequent monotypy (Gray, 1855, Catalogue of the genera and subgenera of birds contained in the British Museum, p.83)
520. Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeni Jerdon, 1872 [HB#770] Original Description:Anorhinusausteni Jerdon, 1872 Ibis p.6 (Asalu, Dima Hasao district, Assam) Alternative Names: Austen's Brown Hornbill, Godwin Austen's Brown Hornbill, White-throated Brown Hornbill Distribution: Extreme E Assam, adjoining E Arunachal, SE Meghalaya, Cachar, NW Nagaland, and E Manipur. Type Specimen: NHMUK#1871.1.13.5 (Holotype). Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, YPM IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix II.
Ocyceros Hume, 1873 Nests and eggs of Indian birds: rough draft p.113 Bucerosbirostris Scopoli, 1786; Type by subsequent designation (Elliot, 1882, A monograph of the Bucerotidae,or family of the hornbills, pt. 10, p.xvii)
521. Indian Grey HornbillOcyceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786) [HB#767] Original Description:Bucerosbirostris Scopoli, 1786 Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.87 (Coromandel, India) Alternative Names: Common Grey Hornbill Distribution: Throughout Indian subcontinent from about Jammu through N and NW India, excluding the Thar and east till W Bengal and south till the tip of the peninsula but present only in the Palakkad gap region in SW India and only till the hills of SE Ghats on the SE peninsula. Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM, TNHM, LKO, FTLB, BNHM IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
522. Malabar Grey HornbillOcyceros griseus (Latham, 1790) [HB#768] Original Description:Bucerosgriseus Latham, 1790 Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.147 (Malabar) Distribution: W Ghats south from about Mumbai till the southern tip of the W Ghats in Kanyakumari district (Tamil Nadu); east till Nilgiri and Palani hills and not further. Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM, TNHM IUCN: Vulnerable. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-I. Endemic: Western Ghats.
Anthracoceros Reichenbach, 1849 Avium Systema Naturale. Das natürliche System der Vögel mit hundert Tafeln grösstentheils Original-Abbildungen der bis jetzt entdecken fast zwölfhundert typischen Formen. Vorlaüfer einer Iconographie der Arten der Vögel aller Welttheile pl.XLIX Bucerosmonoceros Shaw, 1811; Type by subsequent monotypy (Gray, 1855, Catalogue of the genera and subgenera of birds contained in the British Museum, p.83) = Buceroscoronatus Boddaert, 1783
523. Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatus (Boddaert, 1783) [HB#775] Original Description:BucerosCoronatus Boddaert, 1783 Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.53 (Malabar) Distribution: EC India from C Madhya Pradesh, NW Maharashtra extending till Jharkhand and NE Odisha, and south till NE Ghats till about Godavari river. Disjunctly in W Ghats from Mumbai south till C Kerala and historically in S Kerala. Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, TNHM IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix II. Notes: Present distribution in S Kerala lacks clear evidence though it has been a part of its historical range.
524. Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris (Shaw, 1808) Alternative Names: Indian Pied Hornbill IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix II.
524a. Anthracoceros albirostris albirostris (Shaw, 1808) [HB#774] Original Description:Bucerosalbirostris Shaw, 1808 The naturalist's miscellany 19 pl.809 Distribution: Along the Himalayan foothills and adjoining plains – from Punjab through Uttarakhand, N Uttar Pradesh, N Bihar, N Bengal, Sikkim, Assam. Arunachal, and all the NE hill states. Disjunctly in Chota Nagpur plateau of Jharkhand and Odisha and sporadically in the NE Ghats till NE Andhra and adjoining Chhattisgarh. Stragglers elsewhere in NW and C India. Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, YPM, FTLB, BNHM
Aceros Hodgson, 1844 The zoological miscellany 3 p.85 cdP Acerosnipalensis Hodgson, 1844; Type by monotypy = Bucerosnipalensis Hodgson, 1829
525. Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis (Hodgson, 1829) [HB#771] Original Description:BucerosNipalensis Hodgson, 1829 Asiatic Researches; or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for enquiring into the history, the antiquities, the arts and sciences, and literature of Asia 18 pt1 p.178 pl.1,2 Distribution: N Bengal and adjoining Sikkim, Arunachal and adjoining Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram. Historically widespread in NE India but now restricted to select localities. Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, YPM, LKO IUCN: Vulnerable. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix I.
Rhyticeros Reichenbach, 1849 Avium Systema Naturale. Das natürliche System der Vögel mit hundert Tafeln grösstentheils Original-Abbildungen der bis jetzt entdecken fast zwölfhundert typischen Formen. Vorlaüfer einer Iconographie der Arten der Vögel aller Welttheile pl.L Bucerosplicatus Latham, 1790; Type by subsequent designation (Gray, 1855, Catalogue of the genera and subgenera of birds contained in the British Museum, p.84) = Bucerosplicatus Forster, 1781
526. Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus (Shaw, 1811) [HB#772] Original Description:Bucerosundulatus Shaw, 1811 General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8 pt1 p.26 Distribution: N Bengal at least from Buxa east through Assam and adjoining Arunachal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram. Rare further west of Buxa. Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM IUCN: Vulnerable. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix II.
527. Narcondam HornbillRhyticeros narcondami Hume, 1873 [HB#773] Original Description:Rhyticerosnarcondami Hume, 1873 Stray Feathers 1 p.411 (Narcondam Is.) Distribution: Narcondam Is. Type Specimen: NHMUK#1887.9.1.264 (Syntype). Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, MCZ IUCN: Vulnerable. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I. CITES: Appendix II. Endemic: Andaman & Nicobar Is.
