Nest tree characteristics of Malabar Gray Hornbill.
Location and habitat
Girth at breast height (cm)
Tree height (m)
Number of nests (N)
Source
Anamalai Hills, Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
236.6 (SE=16.7)
27.7 (SE=4.4)
27
31
Mudappa, D.C. and Kannan, R. (1997). Nest-site characteristics and nesting success of the Malabar Gray Hornbill in the southern Western Ghats, India. Wilson Bull.. 109(1): 102-111.
Anamalai Hills, Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
278.1 (range, 132 ‒ 1000)
26.8 (range, 13 ‒ 47)
59
P. Pawar, D. Mudappa, T. R. S. Raman, unpublished data
Anamalai and Nelliampathy Hills
377
19
112
20
Abraham, M. M. (2016). Distribution population density and conservation of hornbills in southern Western Ghats. Ph.D. dissertation, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mudumalai, Tropical Semi-evergreen Forest
283 (range, 160 ‒727)
36 (range, 22 ‒ 45)
40
32
Maheswaran, B., and P. Balasubramanian (2003). Nest tree utilization by the Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus in the semi-evergreen forest of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary (S India). Acta Ornithologica 38: 33-37.