Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Austen's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) - HBW 6, p. 491
French: Calao d’Austen
German: Weißgesicht-Hornvogel
Spanish: Cálao Pardo de Austen
Other common names: Assam/Brown(!)/White-throated Brown(-backed) Hornbill
Taxonomy: Anorhinus [sic] austeni Jerdon, 1872, Asalu, Cachar Hills, Assam.
Often separated with A. tickelli in genus Ptilolaemus; the two are often treated as conspecific, but differ in some plumage details and in presence or absence of sexual dimorphism in bill colour. Birds from Thailand and Indochina sometimes recognized as race indochinensis, but appear inseparable from other populations. Monotypic.
Distribution: NE India and S China to W, N & E Myanmar, N & C Thailand, Laos, W Cambodia and NW Vietnam.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Two males bringing food to the nest in co-operative breeding Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Soon Chye Ng 2000 8 years ago 1 min 25 sec 4.7 -
A male bringing fruits to the nest in co-operative breeding Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Soon Chye Ng 2000 8 years ago 48 sec 4.6 -
A male bringing fruits to the nest in co-operative breeding Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Soon Chye Ng 2000 8 years ago 20 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a male, calling three times Locality Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 6 years ago 19 sec 3.9
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Close-up of a female
Locality Dusit Zoo, Khao Din Park, Dusit District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Johannes Pfleiderer 17 January 2010 3 years ago 3
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