Resident. NE India. Medium-sized brown hornbill with large and stout pale bill and casque. Male as white cheeks, throat and upper breast, and rufous-brown lower breast and belly. in flight, has white tips to tail (except central taathars] and to primaries. Female has entire underparts dusky brown, with pale streaking on crown and sides of head and rufous edging to feathers of throat and breast; lacks white tips to primaries and tail. Both sexes have small bullish - white panel across primaries. Immature is similar to adult male, but underparts are paler, has pale brown tips to wing-coverts, and orbital skin is pinkish (blue in adultl. Broadleaved evergreen forest.
Colour
Brown
Average size
67.5 cm
Habitat
Broadleaved evergreen forest.
Behaviour
Resident., as white cheeks, throat and upper breast, and rufous-brown lower breast and belly. in flight, has white tips to tail (except central taathars] and to primaries. Female has entire underparts dusky brown, with pale streaking on crown and sides of head and rufous edging to feathers of throat and breast, lacks white tips to primaries and tail. Both sexes have small bullish - white panel across primaries. Immature is similar to adult male, but underparts are paler, has pale brown tips to wing-coverts, and orbital skin is pinkish (blue in adultl.
About this bird
Resident. NE India. Medium-sized brown hornbill with large and stout pale bill and casque. Male as white cheeks, throat and upper breast, and rufous-brown lower breast and belly. in flight, has white tips to tail (except central taathars] and to primaries. Female has entire underparts dusky brown, with pale streaking on crown and sides of head and rufous edging to feathers of throat and breast; lacks white tips to primaries and tail. Both sexes have small bullish - white panel across primaries. Immature is similar to adult male, but underparts are paler, has pale brown tips to wing-coverts, and orbital skin is pinkish (blue in adultl. Broadleaved evergreen forest.
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