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Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

Photo by ChimeTsetan
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Field Notes

Notes:

sorry for the bad quality pic.

Species ID Suggestions

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris
Piali Bopanna
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Malabar grey hornbill

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auntnance123
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Comments (5)
ChimeTsetan
thank you Piali Bopanna for the ID. I have later on seen Malabar Grey hornbill at Rishikesh, and i can tell that the ones found down here at south, is different from Malabar.
Piali Bopanna
Malabar Grey Hornbills don't have casques. Also, they don't have black beaks(at least the ones I've seen). The females have a faded orange beak, while males have beaks which are a brighter orange.
Piali Bopanna
I don't think it is a Malabar Grey Hornbill. Looks like an Indian Grey Hornbill to me.
ChimeTsetan
the sreeching sound in the wikipedia matches this spotting. i guess u are right auntnance. :)
auntnance123
That's a wild guess based on shape. A physical description with the photo would be helpful though.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2011

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