| Indian grey hornbill | |
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| A male bird feeding the female at a nest in Punjab, and a recording made in Maharashtra, both in India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Ocyceros |
| Species: | O. birostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Ocyceros birostris (Scopoli, 1786)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lophoceros birostris | |
The Indian gray hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) is a common hornbill[2] 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Ocyceros birostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682429A184951065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682429A184951065.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ NiF Team. Things to Know About Hornbills. Nature inFocus.