Hornbill abundance and habitat correlates in Kali Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India-Insights from collaborative monitoring
Nandita Madhu, Himanshu Lad, Bindu Kempegowda, Vishal Sadekar, Sharvani Deshpande, Nitin Kawthankar, Navendu Page, Ashwin Bhat, Nilesh Shinde, Rohit Naniwadekar
The paper estimates hornbill abundance and habitat correlates in Kali Tiger Reserve, finding Malabar Grey Hornbills are most abundant and widely distributed, with encounter rates linked to food-tree density.
bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2026 · PreprintEcology