Knobbed hornbill

Knobbed hornbill
A pair (female on left) in the forest canopy Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific 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.