Rufous-necked Hornbill

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Rufous-necked Hornbill

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Aceros
Species: A. nipalensis
Binomial name
Aceros nipalensis
(Hodgson, 1829)

The Rufous-necked Hornbill, Aceros nipalensis is a species of hornbill found in South Asia.

It is currently found in Bhutan, north-east India, Burma, southern Yunnan and south-east Tibet, China, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Numbers have declined dramatically, and it is estimated that there are now less than 10,000 individuals.

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). Aceros nipalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 20 September 2007. Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used

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