Brown Hornbill

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iBrown Hornbill
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Anorrhinus
Species: A. austeni
Binomial name
Anorrhinus austeni
Jerdon, 1872

The Brown Hornbill Ptilolaemus austeni, also known as Austen's Brown Hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in South Asia. It was recently split from the Rusty-cheeked Hornbill P. tickelli.

The name commemorates the naturalist Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2005). Anorrhinus austeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
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