Brown Hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)

Brown Hornbill, a reference photo — Photo: Rohit Naniwadekar · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Brown Hornbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Anorrhinus tickelli
Penelopides manillae
Ocyceros griseus
Ocyceros gingalensis
Anorrhinus galeritus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Anorrhinus
Species: Anorrhinus austeni

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