Indian Grey Hornbill

Look for this large grey-brown hornbill in open woodland, farmland edges, and even leafy town gardens across the Indian subcontinent, where it perches conspicuously on bare branches and flies with a distinctive undulating, whooshing wingbeat. It feeds mainly on figs and other fruit, along with insects and small reptiles taken from the canopy, so a fruiting fig tree at dawn or dusk is often the most reliable place to find a small group. Its loud, cackling calls carry well and usually give it away before it comes into view.