Brown Hornbill
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The Austen's Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni) is a species of hornbill
found in forests from north-eastern India
and southern China
and south to Vietnam
and northern Thailand
. It is often included as a subspecies of Tickell's Brown Hornbill.
It is a medium-sized hornbill, brown with white-tipped tail. Male has white cheeks and throat, pale creamy bill, rufous- brown underparts. Female with head and throat dark.
It inhabits the deciduous and evergreen forests from lowland plains to edge of pine and oak forest in hills, but mainly in the hill forest.
It feeds on fruit and small animals; diet includes many species of fruits, together with many arthropods, also bats, snakes, lizards, snails, earthworms, and chicks and eggs of other birds. It occurs in territorial groups of 2-15.
It is a co-operative breeder, with dominant breeding pair, male helpers and additional females. They nest in natural cavities or in old holes of Great Slaty Woodpecker
In India, the best place to see this species is the Namdapha National Park
, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh.
The name commemorates the naturalist Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen
.
Hornbill
Hornbills are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly-colored and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. Both the common English and the scientific name of the family...
found in forests from north-eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and southern China
China
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and south to Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and northern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It is often included as a subspecies of Tickell's Brown Hornbill.
It is a medium-sized hornbill, brown with white-tipped tail. Male has white cheeks and throat, pale creamy bill, rufous- brown underparts. Female with head and throat dark.
It inhabits the deciduous and evergreen forests from lowland plains to edge of pine and oak forest in hills, but mainly in the hill forest.
It feeds on fruit and small animals; diet includes many species of fruits, together with many arthropods, also bats, snakes, lizards, snails, earthworms, and chicks and eggs of other birds. It occurs in territorial groups of 2-15.
It is a co-operative breeder, with dominant breeding pair, male helpers and additional females. They nest in natural cavities or in old holes of Great Slaty Woodpecker
Great Slaty Woodpecker
The Great Slaty Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
In India, the best place to see this species is the Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot and is located in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. It is also the largest national park in India in terms of area. It is located in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region and is recognized as one of the...
, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh.
The name commemorates the naturalist Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen
Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen FRS FZS FRGS MBOU , was an English topographer, geologist and surveyor.The eldest son of Robert Alfred Cloyne Godwin-Austen, Godwin-Austen was born in Teignmouth...
.