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Rusty-cheeked Hornbill
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

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Rusty-cheeked Hornbill

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Rusty-cheeked Hornbill

Anorrhinus tickelli

The 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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From the article Tickell's brown hornbill on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section

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Description

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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Range & habitat

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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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 5544.