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Tickell’s Brown Hornbill
Anorrhinus tickelli
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli) — Hornbills & Hoopoes of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli) is a member of the Bucerotidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 793 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Bucerotiformes
- Family Bucerotidae Hornbills
- Genus Anorrhinus
- Species tickelli
Quick facts
- Weight
- 793 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
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Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli) is a species of bird in the Bucerotidae family, part of the order Bucerotiformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR s Myanmar and sw Thailand.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 793 g, with a wing length of about 30.5 cm and a tail of around 29 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 160,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill?
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill is a large bird that weighs around 793 g.
Where does the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill live?
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR s Myanmar and sw Thailand, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill belong to?
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli) belongs to the Bucerotidae family, in the order Bucerotiformes.
What does the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill eat?
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill migrate?
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill make?
1 real field recording of the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Tickell’s Brown Hornbill's range?
The Tickell’s Brown Hornbill has a mapped global range of about 160,000 km².
Conservation
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