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Malabar grey hornbill
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The Malabar gray hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) is a hornbill endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills of southern India. They have a large beak but lack the casque that is prominent in some other hornbill species. They are found mainly in dense forest and around rubber, arecanut or coffee plantations.[2] They move around in pairs or small groups, feeding on figs and other forest fruits. Their loud cackling and laughing call makes them familiar to people living in the region.
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Malabar grey hornbill | |
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A female (top) with dark base to the lower mandible, and a male (below), both in Kerala, India | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Bucerotiformes |
Family: | Bucerotidae |
Genus: | Ocyceros |
Species: | O. griseus |
Binomial name | |
Ocyceros griseus (Latham, 1790) | |
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Synonyms | |
Tockus griseus |
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