The Papuan Hornbill has a black body and white tail. Males have a rufous head and neck, while females are black. It feeds mainly on rainforest fruit and flies high between fruiting trees.
The body is black and the tail is white. Males have a rufous head and neck, with bluish facial skin and pouch; females are entirely black with blue orbital skin.
It uses tropical rainforest from the coast into hills and lower montane areas, including primary forest, secondary forest, riverine woodland, and swamp forest. Fruit, especially figs, is its main food. It is usually seen in pairs, sometimes in small flocks, flying high between fruiting trees.
Juveniles of both sexes resemble the adult male, but have smaller bills without a casque.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.