Nest tree utilization by the Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus in the semi-evergreen forest of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary (S India);Wykorzystanie drzew gniazdowych przez toko szarego w rezerwacie Mudumalai (Indie)

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Maheswaran, Balaraman ^a   Balasubramanian, Paramasivam ^a  

^a SÁLIM ALI CENTRE FOR ORNITHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY   (India)

Author keywords

Hole nesting birds; India; Malabar Grey Hornbill; Nest site; Ocyceros griseus

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TREEHOLE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

INDIA; MUDUMALAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; TAMIL NADU;

AVES; LAGERSTROEMIA; OCYCEROS; OCYCEROS GRISEUS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA;

EID: 0042629627     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.038.0108     Document Type: Article

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