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The Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) is a bird found in India. Dry woods and gardens across India. It eats fruit, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Indian grey hornbill lives

Dry woods and gardens across India.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit80%
• 🐭 Mammals & birds10%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Indian grey hornbill

Recorded by Sandip das (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1007569. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Indian grey hornbill

Where does the Indian grey hornbill live?

The Indian grey hornbill lives in India. Dry woods and gardens across India.

What does the Indian grey hornbill eat?

fruit (about 80%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian grey hornbill endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.