Large Congregation of Great Hornbill <i>Buceros bicornis</i> at a Fruiting Fig Tree (Ficus: Moraceae) in Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Western Ghats, India
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Shibu, A., Sadhasivan, V., David, P., & Muthukrishnan, V. (2025). Large Congregation of Great Hornbill <i>Buceros bicornis</i> at a Fruiting Fig Tree (Ficus: Moraceae) in Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 122(2). https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2025/v122/170992

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