Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Sri Lanka grey hornbill is a large bird at 45 centimetres (18 in) in length. It has grey wings with black primary flight feathers, a grey back, and a brown crown. Its long tail is blackish with white sides, and the underparts are white. The long, curved bill has no casque. Sexes are similar, although the male has a cream-coloured bill ...
As such, they are often called "grey hornbills". They have black and grey eye rings and their eyes are usually dark with black irises. All of the species have different coloured bills: the Indian grey hornbill has a dark greyish bill, the Sri Lanka grey hornbill has a pale yellowish bill, and the Malabar grey hornbill has a more yellowish ...
Bradfield's hornbill, Tockus bradfieldi; African pied hornbill, Tockus fasciatus; Hemprich's hornbill, Tockus hemprichii; Pale-billed hornbill, Tockus pallidirostris; African grey hornbill, Tockus nasutus; Genus Ocyceros. Malabar grey hornbill, Ocyceros griseus; Sri Lanka grey hornbill, Ocyceros gingalensis; Indian grey hornbill, Ocyceros biostris
Grey hornbill may refer to one of several distinct species of hornbills: African grey hornbill, Tockus nasutus; Malabar grey hornbill, Ocyceros griseus;
Female great hornbill Hornbills are birds in the families Bucerotidae and Bucorvidae. There are currently 62 extant species of hornbills recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union, two in Bucorvidae and 60 in Bucerotidae. Many species of fossil hornbills are known from the Miocene onwards; however, their exact number and taxonomy are unsettled due to ongoing discoveries. Conventions ...
The Indian grey hornbill, which is found mainly on the adjoining plains, is easily told apart by its prominent casque, and in flight by the white trailing edge of the entire wing. The Malabar grey hornbill has a grey back and a cinnamon vent. The long tail is blackish with a white tip, and the underparts are grey with white streaks.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Legge – A History of Birds of Ceylon: Included 17 species in the present list 1931: 25: Wait – Manual of Birds of Ceylon: Excluded the red faced-malkoha 1944: 22: Whistler – Avifaunal Survey of Ceylon: 1946: 20: Ripley – Comments to Endemic Birds of Ceylon: Grey hornbill, rufous babbler and red-faced malkoha were excluded 1952: 21