Alternative names: Rusty-cheeked Hornbill, Brown Hornbill
- Anorrhinus tickelli
Identification
60 - 65cm. A medium-sized hornbill, red-brown below, darker brown above
Male
- Bright rufous cheeks and throat
- Pale yellow bill
Female
- Darker below
- Dusky brown bill
Similar species
Male Austen's Brown Hornbill have white cheeks and throat, females have a pale creamy bill.
Distribution
Found in southern Burma and southeast Thailand.
Has a small range and is probably threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Has been treated conspecific with Austen's Brown Hornbill and placed in the genus Ptilolaemus with the latter.
Habitat
Evergreen and deciduous hill forest. Occurs from foothills up to 1500m.
Status
Classified as Near Threatened in the 2008 IUCN Red List.1
Behaviour
Diet unknown, probably similar to Austen's Brown Hornbill.
Breeding recorded during Feburary to April in Burma. A co-operative breeder. The nest is placed in a natural tree hole.
References
- BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Anorrhinus tickelli. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/7/2008
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2001. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334306
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tickell's Brown Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tickell%27s_Brown_Hornbill
