Animal directory
Great Hornbill
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Great Hornbill.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Buceros bicornis
- Enclosures
- Aviary
- Status
- Vulnerable
- Status code
- VU
- Regions
- Asia
- Biomes
- Tropical
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Birds
- Revealed
- 2026-08-11
- Status groups
- Vulnerable, Threatened
- Tax class
- Aves
- Tax family
- Bucerotidae
- Tax genus
- Buceros
- Tax order
- Bucerotiformes
- Wild population
- 13,000 - 27,000
- Wild population count
- 13000
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 18 °C
- Temp max
- 33 °C
- Area land min
- 80 m²
- Area land
- 80 m² + 40 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- 50 m² + 20 m² per extra animal
- Area shelter
- 5 m² per animal
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 40-100%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Grass 0-40%, Sand 0-5%, Soil 40-100%, Rock 0-20%, Waterlogged 0-10%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 2-10 (up to 5 males, up to 5 females)
- Life expectancy
- 35-60 years
- Bachelor females
- 1-2
- Bachelor males
- 1-2
- Breeding difficulty
- Difficult
- Gestation
- 1.3 months
- Gestation months
- 1.3 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 12 months
- Interbirth months
- 12 months
- Litter label
- Clutch size
- Litter size
- 1-2
- Mating season
- Spring
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Maturity age
- 5 years
- Maturity years
- 5 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Nutritionally Complete Pellets, Fruit and Vegetables
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Perch 01, Perch 02, Sprinkler, Suspended Perch, Suspended Rattle
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Food Bowl - Large, Food Bowl - Small, Fruit Spike Tree, Melon Feeder, Suspended Perch Feeder, Suspended Veggie Feeder
- Nest
- Cavity Nest - Large
- Offspring dispersal
- None
- Size female
- Unknown
- Size male
- Unknown
- Size max
- Unknown
- Size measure
- Unknown
- Temperature
- 18 to 33°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small
- Weather dislikes
- Rain and snow
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 275 g
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: at least 6 objects or plants with the Climbable tag | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 3 objects or plants with the Fruit Bearing Tree tag; Great Hornbill Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Sumatra Reserve and this species released in Sumatra Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 50% native plants | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: Mirror Mobile, at least 2; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Sumatra Reserve AND Great Hornbill released at Sumatra Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Family Group | Female group | 1 female |
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
| Bonded Pair | Breeding partners | 1 male, 1 female |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Either Lowland Rainforest or Montane Rainforest |
| Nature Requirements | Cavity Nest - Large |
((established OR established))
Lowland Rainforest OR Montane Rainforest
Cavity Nest - Large
Great Hornbill2
Biomes1
Barriers at this grade4
Feeders6
Enrichment items5
Water sources1
Research levels1
Related entries97
- Enrichment items · Suspended Rattle (Requires / provides)
- Researches species · Great Hornbill (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Perch 02 (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Tropical (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Montane Rainforest (Requires / provides)
- Great hornbill · Great Hornbill (Requires / provides)
- Sp aviary · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Suspended Perch (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Herpesvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · West Nile Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Release requires ecosystem · Montane Rainforest · Lowland Rainforest OR Montane Rainforest (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Perch 02 (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Bowl - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Bowl - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Suspended Rattle (Used by / linked from)
- Release requires ecosystem · Lowland Rainforest · Lowland Rainforest OR Montane Rainforest (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Perch 01 (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Suspended Perch (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avipoxvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Perch 01 (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Sprinkler (Requires / provides)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Influenza (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Corrugated (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Suspended Perch Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Usutu Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Fruit Spike Tree (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Mine Your Business (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Fruit Spike Tree (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Newcastle Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Tropical (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Perch 02 (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Lowland Rainforest (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Bowl - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Feather Lice (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Great Hornbill (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Suspended Perch (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Perch 01 (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Suspended Perch Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Research levels · Great Hornbill (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Tropical (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Marek's Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Bowl - Large (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Fruit Spike Tree (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Fruit Spike Tree (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Great Hornbill (Requires / provides)
- Has release groups · Great Hornbill (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Tropical (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Tuberculosis (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Dragon, Ball, Zoo (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Rope Netting (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Aspergillosis (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Perch 01 (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Sprinkler (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Suspended Rattle (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Suspended Perch (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Parakeet Paradise (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Perch 02 (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Bowl - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Bowl - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Sprinkler (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Great Hornbill (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Chain Link (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Suspended Rattle (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · Great Hornbill (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Bowl - Large (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Suspended Perch Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Suspended Perch Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Great hornbill · Great Hornbill (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Candidiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Creature Comforts (Used by / linked from)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Sprinkler (Requires / provides)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Bowl - Small (Requires / provides)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
Sources41
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/corrugated ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/rope-netting ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes/tropical ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/career/java ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/career/mountain-forests ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/career/singapore ·
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/food-bowl-small ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/fruit-spike-tree ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/ground-water-fountain-small ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/melon-feeder ·
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/perch-02 ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/sprinkler ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/suspended-perch ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/suspended-perch-feeder ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/suspended-rattle ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/suspended-veggie-feeder ·
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/candidiasis ·
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/mareks-disease ·
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/west-nile-virus ·