Malabar Grey Hornbill
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Malabar Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros griseus

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

The Malabar gray hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) is a hornbill endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills of southern India. They have a large beak but lack the casque that is prominent in some other hornbill species. They are found mainly in dense forest and around rubber, arecanut or coffee plantations. They move around in pairs or small groups, feeding on figs and other forest fruits. Their loud cackling and laughing call makes them familiar to people living in the region. Wikipedia →

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

Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park

Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Grey Hornbill in Mudumalai National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Grey Hornbill sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malabar Grey Hornbill in Mudumalai National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Grey Hornbill in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.

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