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Bill M · 5th January 2007, 03:12 AM

Due to ongoing habitat lost and hunted in some areas, the Helmeted Hornbill is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES.

If eBay realizes someone is trying to sell HB products, they will pull the ad. You can also get in trouble with US Customs trying to bring HB products into the US.

I have a few other Hornbill carving that are old and are supposed to have been here before CITES.

However I understand the problem with people hunting them for the ivory and feathers. The birds have magnificent feathers also, some over a meter (40") long.

The bird itself with tail feathers can grow to 64" -- 5 feet 4 inches -- or 160cm long

5th January 2007, 03:12 AM	#15
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Helmeted Hornbill -- Rhinoplax vigil Due to ongoing habitat lost and hunted in some areas, the Helmeted Hornbill is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES. If eBay realizes someone is trying to sell HB products, they will pull the ad. You can also get in trouble with US Customs trying to bring HB products into the US. I have a few other Hornbill carving that are old and are supposed to have been here before CITES. However I understand the problem with people hunting them for the ivory and feathers. The birds have magnificent feathers also, some over a meter (40") long. The bird itself with tail feathers can grow to 64" -- 5 feet 4 inches -- or 160cm long Attached Images