Fruits consumed during the breeding and non-breeding seasons in a tropical semi-evergreen forest in the Nilgiris (1,2).
Name as in original publication (Present name, if different )
Family
Breeding season
Non-breeding season
Actinodaphne malabarica
Lauraceae
X
X
Aphanamixis polystachya
Meliaceae
X
X
Casearia ovata
Salicaceae
X
X
Cinnamomum verum
Lauraceae
X
X
Coffee arabica
Rubiaceae
X
Diospyros sp. 1
Ebenaceae
X
Ficus drupacea
Moraceae
X
X
Ficus tsjahela
Moraceae
X
Ficus virens
Moraceae
X
X
Flacourtia montana
Salicaceae
X
Glochidion velutinum (Glochidion heyneanum)
Phyllanthaceae
X
X
Gmelina arborea
Lamiaceae
X
Gnetum ula
Gnetaceae
X
Grewia tiliifolia
Malvaceae
X
X
Litsea stocksii
Lauraceae
X
X
Melia dubia (Melia azederach)
Meliaceae
X
Meliosma simplicifolia
Sabiaceae
X
Olea dioica
Oleaceae
X
Olea paniculata
Oleaceae
X
Persea macrantha
Lauraceae
X
X
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceae
X
X
Tabernaemontana heyneana (T. alternifolia)
Apocynaceae
X
Toddalia asiatica
Rutaceae
X
Trichilia connaroides (Heynea trijuga)
Meliaceae
X
Xylosma latifolium
Salicaceae
X
Angali (unidentified)
X
Thuvalai (unidentified)
X
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Maheswaran, B. (2002). Habitat utilization by Malabar Grey Hornbill at Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats. PhD thesis, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
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Balasubramanian, P., R. Ravi, R. Venkitachalam, B. Maheswaran, N. Krishnakumar, V. S. Vijayan, and S. N. Prasad (2007). Status and conservation of hornbills in southern India. In A. C. Kemp and M. I. Kemp (eds) The Active Management of Hornbills and their Habitats for Conservation. Pages 143-153 CD-ROM Proceedings of the 4th International Hornbill Conference, Mabula Game Lodge, Bela-Bela, South Africa, Naturalists and Nomads, Pretoria.