The national bird of Kerala is the Great Hornbill.
In Nepal the Great Hornbill is called homrai and in Mussoorie the Great Hornbill is called banrao.
Both mean King of the Jungle.
The Great Hornbill is the official state bird of the Indian states of Kerala and also Arunachal Pradesh.
The Great Hornbill is one of the larger members of the hornbill family.
Great Hornbills are often located in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The Great Hornbill is also predominantly frugivorous, but also preys on small mammals, reptiles and birds.
Great Hornbills are also the largest hornbill species in India and are also called Great Pied Hornbills or Great Indian Hornbills.
In India the Great Hornbill is mainly found in the foothills of the Himalayas and also parts of Northeast India, along with the Western Ghats.
The Great Hornbill is also an important seed disperser.
For example in Pakke TR, the Great Hornbill disperses seeds of at least 40 tree species in the low-elevation forests, which is about 16% of the tree species in the area.
The species is also monogamous, and can be sometimes territorial.