Indian Grey Hornbill
Ocyceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786)
Bucerotidae — Hornbills
Indian Grey Hornbill, Ocyceros birostris, is a hornbill of India and Nepal in the Oriental Region, and it is also established in the plains and foothills across much of the Indian subcontinent. It is a bird of trees, often seen in pairs, and it has adapted to towns and cities where old avenue trees remain. The bill is dark, with a short, pointed casque, and the sexes differ in bill and bare facial skin. Juveniles lack the casque. It was described by Scopoli in 1786.
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae — Hornbills
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India and Nepal
