• Synonyms White-tailed Hornbill, Laughing Hornbill, Whistling Hornbill
  • Old latin name for bird Bycanistes fisculator, Ceratogymna sharpii, Buceros sharpii, Ceratogymna fistulator, Buceros fistulator

Piping Hornbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 2.
    Call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Sierra Leone
  • 6.
    Call, © Albert Vrielink
    Ghana
  • 7.
    Call, male, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 8.
    Song/Wings, song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 9.
    Call, male, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 10.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
  • 11.
    Call, male, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Piping Hornbill

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

Piping Hornbill subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Bycanistes fistulator duboisiCentral African Republic to c, e DR Congo and w Uganda-No
Bycanistes fistulator fistulatorSenegal and Gambia to w Nigeria-No
Bycanistes fistulator sharpiise Nigeria to n Angola-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliফিং঱ীফাদন ধমন঱
Catalancalau xiulador occidental
Chinese笛声噪犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional)笛聲噪犀鳥
Croatiancrnoglavi kljunorožac
CzechZoborožec hvízdavý, zoborožec chechtavý
DanishSkrigehornfugl
DutchFluitneushoornvogel
Estonianväike-kiiverlind
Finnishkimittäjäsarvinokka
FrenchCalao siffleur
GermanSchreihornvogel, Schrei-Hornvogel, West-Schreihornvogel
ItalianBucero fischiatore
Japaneseパイプコブサイチョウ
Lithuaniantriukšmingasis ragys
Norwegianpipehornfugl, piphornfugl
Norwegian NynorskPiphornfugl
Polishdzioborozec piskliwy, dzioborożec piskliwy
Portuguesecalau-assobiador
RussianКрикливый шлеморог, Крикливый калао
Slovakzobákorožec strakohlasý
SpanishCálao silbador occidental, Cálao Silbador
Swedishskriknäshornsfågel, Skrikhornkorp
TurkishÖtücü Boynuzgaga
Ukrainianкалао сенегальський