Austen’s Brown Hornbill

Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni), also known as the white-throated brown hornbill or brown hornbill, is a medium-sized species of hornbill found in forests from northeastern India to Vietnam and northern Thailand. It is rare throughout its range and is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. == Description == Austen's brown hornbill has dark brown upperparts (back, wings, and tail) with a lighter-coloured belly, cheeks, and throat. It has a white-tipped tail and wings and has blue-coloured bare skin around the eyes. The species is sexually dimorphic. The bill and casque are ivory white in females and cream-coloured in males. Females have a grey-brown throat, belly, and cheeks, whereas males have a whitish throat and cheeks with a reddish belly. The female also has a yellow wash below the eye. Juveniles look similar to adult males but have a short yellow bill, orange skin around the eye, and pale-brown feather tips. The male weighs 710–900 g (25–32 oz) and is 73–80 cm (29–31 in) long. The female is smaller. == Taxonomy == Thomas C. Jerdon formally described Austen's brown hornbill as Anorrhinus austeni in 1872 in Asalu, Cachar Hills, Assam, India in The Ibis. The genus name comes from the…