Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli)
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Tickell's Brown Hornbill

Anorrhinus tickelli (Blyth, 1855)

793 gWeight

Tickell's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), also known as the rusty-cheeked hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests in Burma and adjacent western Thailand.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand

Tickell's Brown Hornbill has been recorded at 8 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand429 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – stream crossings 1–3Thailand279 records
  3. Kaeng Krachan NP – km 9 vicinityThailand165 records
More places
  1. Kaeng Krachan NP – km 27 vicinityThailand65 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand63 records
  3. Kaeng Krachan NP – Ban Krang CampgroundsThailand56 records
  4. Kaeng Krachan NP – km 13 vicinityThailand26 records
  5. Kaeng Krachan NP – headquarters vicinityThailand2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Tickell's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), 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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Questions

How big is the Tickell's Brown Hornbill?

The Tickell's Brown Hornbill weighs around 793 g.

Where does the Tickell's Brown Hornbill live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southern Myanmar and southwestern Thailand. It is most often recorded in Thailand.

When is the best time to see the Tickell's Brown Hornbill?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Tickell's Brown Hornbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Tickell's Brown Hornbill as Near Threatened.

What does the Tickell's Brown Hornbill eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Tickell's Brown Hornbill in?

It belongs to the family Hornbills (Bucerotidae), order Bucerotiformes.

At a glance

Weight
793 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Near Threatened
More measurements
Wing
305 mm
Tail
290 mm
Bill
121 mm
Tarsus
47 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: southern Myanmar and southwestern Thailand

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hornbills Bucerotidae
Genus
Anorrhinus

Other birds in the genus Anorrhinus

Austen's Brown HornbillAusten's Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeniBushy-crested HornbillBushy-crested HornbillAnorrhinus galeritusAbyssinian Ground HornbillAbyssinian Ground HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusSouthern Ground HornbillSouthern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriTanzanian Red-billed HornbillTanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeWestern Red-billed HornbillWestern Red-billed HornbillTockus kempiDamara Red-billed HornbillDamara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisSouthern Red-billed HornbillSouthern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisNorthern Red-billed HornbillNorthern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMonteiro's HornbillMonteiro's HornbillTockus monteiri
Tickell's Brown Hornbill

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