
Wrinkled Hornbill
Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus (Temminck, 1832)
1.6 kgWeight
The wrinkled hornbill or Sunda wrinkled hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) is a medium-large hornbill which is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
Busiest months: July · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia
Where and when it's recorded
Wrinkled Hornbill has been recorded at 48 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kinabatangan River – SukauMalaysia568 records
- Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia271 records
- Kinabatangan Wildlife SanctuaryMalaysia251 records
More places
- Kinabatangan River – Sukau Rainforest LodgeMalaysia244 records
- Menanggol RiverMalaysia182 records
- Kinabatangan River – Tenegang to MenanggolMalaysia147 records
- Silau TenegangMalaysia145 records
- Danum Valley Field CentreMalaysia145 records
- Kinabatangan – Sukau LodgesMalaysia138 records
- Kinabatangan River – Bilit LodgesMalaysia115 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The wrinkled hornbill or Sunda wrinkled hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) is a medium-large hornbill which is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
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Questions
How big is the Wrinkled Hornbill?
The Wrinkled Hornbill weighs around 1.6 kg.
Where does the Wrinkled Hornbill live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Rupat (east of northern Sumatra), Batu Islands (west of central Sumatra) and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
When is the best time to see the Wrinkled Hornbill?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Wrinkled Hornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Wrinkled Hornbill as Endangered.
What does the Wrinkled Hornbill eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the Wrinkled Hornbill in?
It belongs to the family Hornbills (Bucerotidae), order Bucerotiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 1.6 kg
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Endangered
More measurements
- Wing
- 343 mm
- Tail
- 231 mm
- Bill
- 148 mm
- Tarsus
- 49 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Rupat (east of northern Sumatra), Batu Islands (west of central Sumatra) and Borneo
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Hornbills Bucerotidae
- Genus
- Rhabdotorrhinus
Other birds in the genus Rhabdotorrhinus
Walden's HornbillRhabdotorrhinus waldeni
Writhed HornbillRhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus
Sulawesi HornbillRhabdotorrhinus exarhatus
Abyssinian Ground HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
Western Red-billed HornbillTockus kempi
Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensis
Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
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