Tickell's brown hornbill
| Tickell's brown hornbill | |
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| Kaeng Krachan, Thailand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Anorrhinus |
| Species: | A. tickelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Anorrhinus tickelli (Blyth, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ptilolaemus tickelli | |
The Tickell's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), also known as the rusty-cheeked hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests in northeastern India, Burma and adjacent western Thailand. Austen's brown hornbill is often considered as a subspecies of Tickell's brown hornbill.
At about 60–65 cm (24–26 in) in length, it is a medium-sized hornbill, dark brown above and red-brown below. The male has brighter rufous cheeks and throat. Juveniles of both sexes resemble adult males.
It inhabits evergreen and deciduous hill forest from foothills to 1500 m.
It breeds co-cooperatively, in groups.
Habitat loss to logging and agriculture is known to be prevalent within its range.
The binomial commemorates the ornithologist Samuel Tickell.
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Illustration of head from W. T. Blanford's Fauna of British India: Birds
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This bird fledged minutes before it was photographed
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Anorrhinus tickelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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