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title: "Malabar Grey Hornbill"
description: "Ocyceros griseus — Uccelli. The Malabar gray hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) is a hornbill endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills of southern India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/malabar-grey-hornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malabar Grey Hornbill

> Ocyceros griseus — Uccelli. The Malabar gray hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) is a hornbill endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills of southern India.

- Scientific name: *Ocyceros griseus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1245
- Wikidata: [Q1094387](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1094387)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5538](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5538)

## Names

- en: Malabar Grey Hornbill
- de: Malabartoko
- es: Cálao Gris Malabar
- fr: Calao gris
- nl: Malabartok
- pl: Dzioborożec szary

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1135)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabar_grey_hornbill

## Photo

![Malabar Grey Hornbill](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malabar-grey-hornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: S.MORE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36852593

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malabar-grey-hornbill?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).