{"id":12940,"date":"2026-07-15T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12940"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:04:34","slug":"indian-grey-hornbill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-grey-hornbill\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Grey Hornbill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Grey Hornbill Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat has added another landmark achievement to its growing conservation story with the successful return of the Indian Grey Hornbill to the Gir forests after an absence of more than 60 years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Grey Hornbill<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian gray hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) is a tropical bird that can be found on the Indian subcontinent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>commonly sighted in pairs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These birds <\/span><b>are known to be arboreal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> i.e. spend most of their time on tall trees, but may descend for food and to collect mud pellets for nesting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has grey feathers all over the body with a<\/span><b> light grey or dull white belly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The horn is black or dark grey with a casque extending to the point of curvature of the horn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike a lot of other birds, the <\/span><b>male and female look similar.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly found in <\/span><b>deciduous forests,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> open woodlands and thorn forest as well as rural cultivation and urban gardens and parks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indian subcontinent; found from <\/span><b>north-east Pakistan and south Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> east to north-west Bangladesh and south <\/span><b>throughout most of India except in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Behaviour: T<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hey have various social activities, including<\/span><b> bill-grappling and aerial jousting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Indian grey hornbills are quite noisy producing squealing calls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The food is mainly <\/span><b>fruits, particularly figs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They play an essential role in the ecosystem as <\/span><b>prime dispersers of seeds, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping regenerate forests by transporting seeds of fruit-bearing trees across large areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation status: IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/gujarat\/60-years-after-disappearing-from-gir-indian-grey-hornbills-breed-for-fourth-consecutive-year\/article71220419.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Grey Hornbill is a common hornbill found on the Indian subcontinent. 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