General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is common for Vietnamese bird names to be preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird', although it is normally omitted in Vietnamese bird lists. All bird names, whether they include chim or not, can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.
Since they are a familiar bird to the Vietnamese, it's not surprising that there are three different names for the hornbills: Hồng hoàng, Cao cát, and Niệc. Of these, however, only Hồng hoàng, from the bird's cry, is found in everyday dictionaries.
Ornithologists' distribution of names among bucerotid genera is as follows:
| Vietnamese name | Genera |
| Cao cát | Anthracoceros |
| Hồng hoàng | Buceros |
| Niệc | Anorrhinus, Aceros |
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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| Anorrhinus | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Anorrhinus tickelli austeni Anorrhinus austeni  Taxonomy |
Austen's Brown Hornbill White-throated brown hornbill Brown-backed hornbill Calao d’Austen |
Chim Niệc nâu 'brown niệc bird' Taxonomy |
白喉犀鸟 (白喉犀鳥) 'white-throated rhinoceros-bird' or 小盔犀鸟 (小盔犀鳥) 'small-helmeted rhinoceros-bird' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) |
アッサムサイチョウ (アッサム犀鳥) assamu saichō 'Assamese rhinoceros-bird' |
นกเงือกสีน้ำตาลคอขาว nók ŋêuak sĭi-nám-taan kʰoaa-kʰăaw 'white-necked brown hornbill (bird)' |
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| Anthracoceros | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Anthracoceros albirostrisTaxonomy |
Oriental pied hornbill Calao pie |
Chim Cao cát bụng trắng 'white-bellied cao cát bird' Taxonomy |
冠斑犀鸟 (冠斑犀鳥) 'crested striped rhinoceros-bird' (1, 2, 3, 4) 斑犀鸟 (斑犀鳥) 'striped rhinoceros-bird' (5) Taxonomy |
キタカササギサイチョウ (北鵲犀鳥) kita kasasagi saichō 'northern magpie rhinoceros-bird' |
นกแก๊ก nók káeek kaeek bird' (onomat.) or นกแกง nók kaeeŋ 'kaeeng bird' (onomat.) |
Burung Kelingking 'kelingking bird' (onomat., from call kleng-keng) (26) Burung Enggang Kelingking 'kelingking hornbill (bird)' (onomat., from call kleng-keng) (25) Burung Enggang Belulang 'rawhide hornbill (bird)' (24) or Burung Lilin 'wax bird' (Alternative in 26) |
Burung Kangkareng Perut-putih 'white-bellied kangkareng (bird)' (onomat., from call kangkareng ~ kengkareng) |
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Anthracoceros malayanus |
Black hornbill Calao charbonnier |
Chim Cao cát đen 'black cao cát bird' |
黑斑犀鸟 (黑斑犀鳥) 'black-striped rhinoceros-bird' (4) 黑腹斑犀鸟 (黑腹斑犀鳥) 'black-bellied striped rhinoceros-bird' (5) |
クロサイチョウ (黒犀鳥) kuro saichō 'black rhinoceros-bird' |
นกเงือกดำ nók ŋêuak dam 'black hornbill (bird)' |
Burung Kekek 'kekek bird' (onomat., from call, same as kingfisher) (26) Burung Enggang Gatal Birah 'itchy-itchy hornbill (bird)' (24) Burung Enggang Gatalbirah 'itchy-itchy hornbill (bird)' (25) or Burung Gatal Birah 'itchy-itchy bird' (Alternative in 26) |
Burung Kangkareng Hitam 'black kangkareng (bird)' (onomat., from kangkareng ~ kengkareng call of A. albirostris) |
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| Buceros | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Buceros bicornis |
Great hornbill Great Indian hornbill Great pied hornbill Calao bicorne |
Chim Hồng hoàng 'hồng hoàng bird' (onomat.) |
双角犀鸟 (雙角犀鳥) 'double-horned rhinoceros-bird' |
オオサイチョウ (大犀鳥) ō saichō 'large rhinoceros-bird' |
นกกก nók kòk 'kòk bird' (onomat.) or นกกาฮัง nók kaa-haŋ 'kaa-haŋ bird' (onomat.) |
Burung Enggang Papan 'ranking hornbill (bird)' (24, 25, 26) |
Burung Enggang Papan 'ranking hornbill (bird)' |
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| Berenicornis | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Berenicornis comatus Aceros comatus |
White-crowned hornbill Long-crested hornbill Calao coiffé |
Chim Niệc đầu trắng 'white-headed niệc bird' |
Hồng Hoàng Mào Trắng 'white-crested hồng hoàng bird' (onomat.) |
白冠犀鸟 (白冠犀鳥) 'white-crested rhinoceros-bird' (4) 长冠犀鸟 (長冠犀鳥) 'long-crested rhinoceros-bird' (5) |
シロクロサイチョウ (白黒犀鳥) shiro-kuro saichō 'black & white rhinoceros-bird' |
นกเงือกหัวหงอก nók ŋêuak hŭa-ŋòaak 'greyhaired hornbill (bird)' |
Burung Bulu 'bushy-feathered bird' (26) Burung Enggang Jambul Putih 'white-crested hornbill (bird)' (24, 25) |
Burung Enggang Jambul 'crested hornbill (bird)' |
| Aceros | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Aceros nipalensis |
Rufous-necked hornbill Calao à cou roux |
Chim Niệc cổ hung 'reddish-necked niệc bird' |
棕颈犀鸟 (棕頸犀鳥) 'reddishbrown-necked rhinoceros-bird' or 无盔犀鸟 (無盔犀鳥) 'no-helmeted rhinoceros-bird' (Alternative in 1, 3, 5) |
ナナミゾサイチョウ (七溝犀鳥) nana-mizo saichō 'seven-groove rhinoceros-bird' |
นกเงือกคอแดง nók ŋêuak kʰoaa-daeeŋ 'red-necked hornbill (bird)' |
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| Rhyticeros | ||||||||
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Rhyticeros undulatus Aceros undulatus |
Wreathed hornbill Calao festonné |
Chim Niệc mỏ vằn 'stripe-billed niệc bird' |
花冠皱盔犀鸟 (花冠皺盔犀鳥) 'flower-crested creased-helmeted rhinoceros-bird' |
シワコブサイチョウ (皺瘤犀鳥) shiwa kobu saichō 'wrinkle-knobbed rhinoceros-bird' |
นกเงือกกรามช้าง nók ŋêuak kraam-cʰáaŋ 'elephant-molar hornbill (bird)' |
Burung Enggang Gunung 'mountain hornbill (bird)' (24, 26) Burung Enggang Bukit 'hill hornbill (bird)' (25) |
Burung Julang Emas 'gold head-tower bird' |
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