Malabar Grey Hornbill
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Malabar Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros griseus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Periyar National Park
595 Verified records at Periyar National Park
August 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Grey Hornbill sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 595 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Indian Grey Hornbill
LC

Indian Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros birostris

Insufficient data
Great Hornbill
VU

Great Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros bicornis

Insufficient data
Malabar Pied Hornbill
NT

Malabar Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros coronatus

Insufficient data
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
30–40
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
50–60
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Periyar National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Grey Hornbill sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 595 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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