---
title: "Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill"
description: "Ocyceros gingalensis — Uccelli. The Sri Lanka grey hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis) is a bird in the hornbill family and a widespread and common endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sri-lanka-grey-hornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

> Ocyceros gingalensis — Uccelli. The  Sri Lanka grey hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis) is a bird in the hornbill family and a widespread and common endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Ocyceros gingalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 722
- Wikidata: [Q859861](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859861)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5539](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5539)

## Names

- en: Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
- de: Ceylon-Grautoko
- es: Cálao Gris Cingalés
- fr: Calao de Ceylan
- nl: Ceylonese tok
- pl: Dzioborożec cejloński

## Countries with the most observations

LK (610)

## Summary

The  Sri Lanka grey hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis) is a bird in the hornbill family and a widespread and common endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.

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

## Photo

![Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sri-lanka-grey-hornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261015299

## Machine access

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