Indian Grey Hornbill
Indian Grey HornbillIndian Grey HornbillIndian Grey Hornbill

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
22 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian gray hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) is a common hornbill found on the Indian subcontinent. It is mostly arboreal and is commonly sighted in pairs. It has grey feathers all over the body with a light grey or dull white belly. The horn is black or dark grey with a casque extending to the point of curvature of the horn. It is one of the few hornbill species found in urban areas in many cities where they are able to make use of large trees in avenues. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Grey Hornbill sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Oriental Pied Hornbill
LC

Oriental Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros albirostris

30–40% · Possible
Great Hornbill
VU

Great Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros bicornis

5–10% · With luck
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
11 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Grey Hornbill in Chitwan National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Grey Hornbill sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Grey Hornbill in Chitwan National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Indian Grey Hornbill in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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