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Grey Hornbill - young

Ocyceros birostris

Photo by Bhawnavij
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Description:

This looks a lot like the hornbill family that stays nearby, but I wonder if this is an immature adult or another specie I don't know of.

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Thanks for the ID Sukanya. I guess it is a baby or young adult, because there is another full grown pair near the tree and they were much larger.
This is a Grey Hornbill.Ocyceros birostris Quite common in Delhi and up North. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_grey_hornbill
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2014

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