SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Crow
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pigeon
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Eagle
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Indian Hornbill
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Detailed explanation-1: -The great hornbill is called homrai in Nepal and banrao in Mussoorie, both meaning “King of the Jungle". It is the official state bird of the Indian states of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hornbill is the state bird of both Arunachal Pradesh and Kerala.
Detailed explanation-3: -The exact reason why it is selected as the state bird is not known. However, conservational importance can be a reason. Also, hornbill’s peculiar nesting procedure and family orientedness are noteworthy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The state bird of Kerala, The Great Hornbill, Buceros bicornis also known as Greater Indian Hornbill, is the largest member of the hornbill family. It is found in the evergreen forest of Kerala alsothey are distributed in a range from western India, through Indochina, south of Malaya and through Sumatra .