{"id":161671,"date":"2025-04-10T19:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=161671"},"modified":"2025-04-10T19:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:05:35","slug":"malabar-grey-hornbill","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/malabar-grey-hornbill","title":{"rendered":"Malabar Grey Hornbill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of researchers from <\/span><b>Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was awarded the <\/span><b>Future Conservationist Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their project on <\/span><b>Malabar Grey Hornbill<\/b> <b>conservation.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative aims to<\/span><b> protect this endemic and vulnerable species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, focusing on conservation beyond protected areas, particularly in <\/span><b>human-modified landscapes like plantations.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Malabar Grey Hornbill<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-161669 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/103-67f7cbdd66b5e.webp\" alt=\"Malabar Grey Hornbill\" width=\"252\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/103-67f7cbdd66b5e.webp 352w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/103-67f7cbdd66b5e-237x300.webp 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Scientific Name: <\/b><b><i>Ocyceros griseus<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Unique Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Malabar Grey Hornbill is a <\/span><b>large, distinctive bird with a grey body, black-and-white wings,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a prominent <\/span><b>curved bill.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a<\/span><b> white underside and a yellowish throat,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which makes it easy to identify among other hornbill species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is known for its<\/span><b> muffled, grunting calls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>its large casque<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a hollow structure on the top of the beak).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Malabar Grey Hornbill is predominantly found in the <\/span><b>evergreen forests of the Western Ghats in southern India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is highly <\/span><b>dependent on tree cavities for nesting,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> preferring <\/span><b>secondary cavities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(hollows made by other birds, such as woodpeckers).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Protection Status:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): <\/span><b>Vulnerable\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Threat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Habitat loss, destruction of nesting sites due to Human activities and agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ecological Significance:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Pollinator:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Plays a crucial role in <\/span><b>seed dispersal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>forest regeneration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by feeding on a variety of fruits and berries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Indicator Species: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serves as an<\/span><b> indicator of forest ecosystem health,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it requires large, <\/span><b>intact forest habitats to thrive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presence of Malabar Grey Hornbills is often a sign of a healthy, biodiverse forest environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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