Summary:
Considering these factors, Mr.
Ramakrishnan said a long-term study is required to analyse the population trend of the species in the valley. As a frugivorous bird, Malabar pied hornbill also play an ecological role in the dispersal of fruit seeds. more-inIn what appears to be a sign of a healthy ecosystem, 12 active nests of Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) were recorded in a research done on the population and habitat of the species in the Pilloor valley in Coimbatore. Presence of the species in the valley is also attributed to the increase in the number of individuals in the nearby Athikkadavu valley, another prime habitat of the bird. The study on the tree cavity nesting bird in the valley was done by P.
Girikaran, a student of Government Arts College Udhagamandalam, for his thesis in MSc Wildlife Biology..