Anorrhinus tickelli
Anorrhinus tickelli, the Tickell's Brown Hornbill, is a striking medium-sized hornbill endemic to Southeast Asia, characterized by its distinctive casque and highly social, cooperative breeding behavior. Males typically measure around 61-64 cm (24-25 in), showcasing a mostly dark brown body with rufous underparts, prominent white tips on the outer tail feathers, and a pale yellowish, unfeathered facial skin. Their robust, cream-colored bill features a casque extending along the culmen. Female...
This hornbill exclusively inhabits primary and mature secondary evergreen and mixed deciduous forests. It is typically found at elevations ranging from 300 to 1,500 meters (1,000 to 4,900 feet), favoring dense canopy cover.
The primary diet consists of a wide variety of fruits, especially figs, supplemented with insects, spiders, and occasionally small vertebrates like lizards and frogs. They forage predominantly in the forest canopy, gleaning and plucking food items.
Tickell's Brown Hornbills are highly social and diurnal, often observed in small family groups of 3-15 individuals, roosting communally in large canopy trees. Their foraging strategy is primarily arboreal, moving deliberately through the mid-to-upper canopy to pluck fruits and glean insects from ...
The Tickell's Brown Hornbill is endemic to Southeast Asia, with its primary distribution centered in southern Myanmar and western Thailand. Its range extends from the Tenasserim Hills in southeastern Myanmar, southward through peninsular Thailand, reaching as far south as provinces like Trang and...
Near Threatened
- Tickell's Brown Hornbills are obligate cavity nesters, relying entirely on natural tree hollows for successful breeding. - The female hornbill seals herself into the nest cavity during incubation and early chick-rearing, a unique adaptation among birds. - This sealing behavior protects her and ...