{"id":12940,"date":"2026-02-19T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12940"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:25:21","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;\">In a public poll that was conducted by the Forest Department, Indian Grey Hornbill was chosen as the \u2018Bird of Tirupattur\u2019 district of Tamil Nadu by over 41,000 voters.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Grey Hornbill<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a common hornbill found on the Indian subcontinent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is commonly sighted in pairs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These birds are known to be arboreal, 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><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The horn is black or dark grey with a <\/span><b>casque<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> extending to the point of curvature of the horn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><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;\"> Occurs in <\/span><b>deciduous forests,<\/b> <b>open woodlands and thorn forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and south Nepal east to north-west Bangladesh and south throughout most of India except in Assam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The food is mainly fruits, particularly figs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They play an essential role in the ecosystem as prime dispersers of seeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation status: IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/in-a-public-poll-indian-grey-hornbill-voted-bird-of-tirupattur\/article70647904.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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