Q: In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the `Great Indian Hornbill’ in its natural habitat?
a) Sand deserts of northwest India
b) Higher Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir
c) Salt marshes of western Gujarat
d) Western Ghats
The correct answer is the Option 4.
Great Indian hornbills
- This is found in the forests of Nepal, India, Mainland Southeast Asia, and Sumatra.
- It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- It is listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of India.
- Great Hornbills are found in three separate areas in South Asia; The Western Ghats, The Himalayan foothills in Uttaranchal to south Nepal and Bhutan and northeast India. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
- They are also found in Myanmar, the Mergui archipelago, southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra, Indonesia.
- They are found in primary evergreen and moist deciduous forests, primarily in lowland forests, but can be found up to 2,000 metres in some regions.
- It is the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Great Indian Hornbill is a revered bird in Nagaland and is mentioned in the tribe’s folklore.
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the Great Indian Hornbill as vulnerable in the Red List of Threatened Species.
- Nagaland also celebrates the Hornbill Festival every year between the first and tenth of December.
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