Buceros

Buceros
Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Bucerotiformes
Family:	Bucerotidae
Subfamily:	Bucerotinae
Genus:	Buceros Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Hydrocorax Brisson, 1760

Buceros is a genus of large Asian hornbills (family Bucerotidae).

Species

Species included in the genus are:

• Rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
• Great hornbill, Buceros bicornis
• Rufous hornbill, Buceros hydrocorax

The helmeted hornbill is sometimes included in this genus, but today most authorities place it in the monotypic Rhinoplax instead.

References

• Kemp, A. C. (2001). Family Bucerotidae (Hornbills). pp. 436–523 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (2001). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 6. Mousebirds to Hornbills. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-30-X