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Tickell's Brown Hornbill

Anorrhinus tickelli

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicFruitForestCavity nestLarge · 793 g
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), photo 1
Photo: Mike (NO captive birds) in Thailand from Phuket, Thailand · CC BY 2.0
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), photo 2
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), photo 3
Photo: Mike (NO captive birds) in Thailand from Phuket, Thailand · CC BY 2.0
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), photo 4
Photo: lonelyshrimp · CC0
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), photo 5
Photo: Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), photo 6
Photo: Mike (NO captive birds) in Thailand from Phuket, Thailand · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

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.

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When to see the Tickell's Brown Hornbill

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Tickell's Brown Hornbill

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Thailand

About the Tickell's Brown Hornbill

Tickell's brown hornbill, also known as the rusty-cheeked hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests in Burma and adjacent western Thailand. Austen's brown hornbill is sometimes considered as a subspecies of Tickell's brown hornbill.

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Easily confused with

Austen's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) Austen's Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeniAusten's brown hornbill has dark brown upperparts (back, wings, and tail) with a lighter-coloured belly, cheeks, and throat. Bushy-crested Hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus) Bushy-crested HornbillAnorrhinus galeritusThe bushy-crested hornbill is a bird in the hornbill family.

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