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Plain-pouched Hornbill
Rhyticeros subruficollis (Blyth, 1843)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The plain-pouched hornbill (Rhyticeros subruficollis) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in forests of the Dawna Range and the Tenasserim Hills of southern Myanmar, adjacent parts of western Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Oriental pied Hornbill is a nest competitor of the plain-pouched hornbill. They primarily nest in Tetrameles and fig trees.
It eats fruit, including mahogany and mulberries, and insects, especially cicadas and beetles.
Wikipedia contributors, Plain-pouched hornbill; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:54:37.241744+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhyticeros subruficollis (Blyth, 1843)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1843)
- Common name
- Plain-pouched Hornbill
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Genus
- Rhyticeros
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderBucerotiformes
- familyBucerotidae
- genusRhyticeros Reichenbach, 1849
- speciesRhyticeros subruficollis (Blyth, 1843)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhyticeros. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Narcondam HornbillRhyticeros narcondami Hume, 1873 | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatus (J. R. Forster, 1781) | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus (Shaw, 1812) | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumba HornbillRhyticeros everetti Rothschild, 1898 | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aceros subruficollis (Blyth, 1843) (Blyth, 1843) | synonym |
| Buceros subruficollis Blyth, 1843 Blyth, 1843 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=707789 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4SWG7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.