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Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris · Family Bucerotidae

Ocyceros birostris

Family Bucerotidae

Order
Bucerotiformes
Family
Bucerotidae
GBIF occurrence records
217,369
Countries and territories with records
7
Indian Grey Hornbill
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About this species

This species has 217,369 occurrence records from 7 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). India accounts for 99.4% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In India, this species accounts for 0.35% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Ocyceros birostris combines the genus name Ocyceros with the species epithet birostris. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Ocyceros; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Ocyceros griseus and Ocyceros gingalensis.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 58 species of the family Bucerotidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 9.5 times the family average (22,815). The family Bucerotidae belongs to the order Bucerotiformes, which has 70 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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