Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
Ocyceros gingalensis(Shaw, G, 1811)
English (US) Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill
UK name: Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
The Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Bucerotidae (Hornbills) in the order Bucerotiformes.
Range: moist deciduous forest of Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ocyceros gingalensis
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill
- English (UK)
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros Gingalensis
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1811)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8, pt1 p.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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