Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Sumba Helmeted Hornbill
- Scientific name: Sumba Hornbill, Rhyticeros everetti, Aceros everetti, Everett's Hornbill
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and species: Order Coraciiformes, Family Hornbills, Genus *Horned Hornbill*
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Sumba Helmeted Hornbill is distributed across the Pacific islands (including Taiwan, the Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands of China, as well as the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea), east of the Wallace Line (the area east of Papua New Guinea, extending from the eastern coast of Mindanao through the Makassar Strait to Bali and Lombok, including Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, the Southwest Islands, the Moluccas (Maluku Islands), and East Timor in Indonesia).
Appearance
Details are unknown.
Detailed introduction
The Sumba Hornbill, scientifically known as Rhyticeros everetti or Aceros everetti, is also called Everett's Hornbill or Sumba hornbill. Its specific habits are unknown.
Listed as a Class II endangered species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (currently not at risk of extinction, but its international trade is regulated).
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