What is Malabar grey hornbill?
The '''Malabar grey 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.<ref>{{cite journal |date=November 2008 |title=Sustaining biodiversity in ancient tropical countryside |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. |volume=105 |pages=17852–17854 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0808874105 |pmid=18981411 |last1=Ranganathan |first1=J |last2=Daniels |first2=RJ |last3=Chandran |first3=MD |last4=Ehrlich |first4=PR |last5=Daily |first5=GC |issue=46|pmc=2577706|bibcode=2008PNAS..10517852R |doi-access=free }}</ref> 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. == References == {{Reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Birds of India]] [[Category:Bucerotiformes]]