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Anthracoceros coronatus (Bucerotiformes: Bucerotidae) has been listed in near threatened category in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to population decline. Mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence is informative and very useful for systematics and conservation biology studies. In this study, we first determined and characterized the complete mitogenome of A. coronatus using next-generation sequencing platform. The complete mitogenome of A. coronatus was 17,214 bp in length, with an AT ratio of 52.8%. It contained the typical structure of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding control region or D-loop region, with an identical gene order to that of most other vertebrates. The complete mitogenome sequence of A. coronatus would not only provide additional molecular markers of choice for detecting illegal poaching and trafficking of this bird species, but also would contribute to phylogenomic study of hornbill birds.