Austen's Brown Hornbill vs Black Hornbill

Anorrhinus austeni verglichen mit Anthracoceros malayanus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Austen's Brown Hornbill Black Hornbill
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anorrhinus austeni Anthracoceros malayanus
Ordnung Bucerotiformes Bucerotiformes
Familie Bucerotidae Bucerotidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Vulnerable
Länge
Flügelspannweite 65,4 cm (25.7 in) 57,9 cm (22.8 in)
Gewicht 933,0 g (32.91 oz) 1050,0 g (37.04 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-5 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Black Hornbill only

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Austen's Brown Hornbill

Vulnerable

Black Hornbill

About These Birds

Austen's Brown Hornbill

Austen's Brown Hornbill is a Near Threatened hornbill found in dense primary forest in northeastern India, Myanmar, and adjacent China. Weighing about 933g with a wingspan of 65.4cm, it is a medium-sized hornbill with brown plumage and a pale bill lacking a large casque. It feeds on figs and other forest fruits and nests in tree cavities.

Black Hornbill

The Black Hornbill is a vulnerable, medium-sized hornbill with all-black plumage, a black-and-white bill with a prominent casque, and a long tail with white-tipped outer feathers. It inhabits primary and logged lowland rainforests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. It feeds mainly on figs and other fruits, supplemented by insects and small vertebrates, and nests in tree cavities sealed by the female with mud.

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