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| | BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE MALABAR GREY HORNBILL (OCYCEROS GRISEUS) IN SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01) |
 | | Abstract: The Malabar Grey hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) is a frugivore, endemic to the tropical rainforests and moist and deciduous forests of the Western Ghats hill ranges, India. |
 | | The author studied its breeding biology in the Annamalai hills (Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary), Tamilnadu state, by monitoring 10 nests and theirs middens, and conducting intensive observations at a focal nest. |
 | | Although the Malabar Grey hornbill used a wide range of food resources,it was observed that a few species of rare, tropical trees producing lipid-rich fruits during the nesting period,play an important role in the maintenance if the species. |
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