page_title: List of birds of the Solomon Islands archipelago
section_title: Hornbills
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of the Solomon Islands archipelago / Hornbills
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Solomon Islands. The geographical area covered by this article refers to the archipelago of the Solomon Islands, which includes the island of Bougainville, a province of Papua New Guinea, as well as the group of islands that make up the nation state of Solomon Islands. The area's avifauna include a total of 289 species, of which 71 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans and 39 are rare or accidental. Of these, 26 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the Solomon Islands.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Solomon Islands
  Endemic - a species endemic to the Solomon Islands
context_section_description: Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Bucerotidae
  Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured.
  Blyth's hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus
caption: Blyth's hornbill
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