Video of Gray Hornbill Sitting on Balcony Goes Viral

With Covid-19 restrictions and lockdown in place, many rare insects and animals were spotted across India last year. This time too, some elusive creatures chose to pay humans a surprise visit. One of them is the rare Indian Grey Hornbill which was spotted on a balcony in Mumbai’s Matunga. Moreover, In the video, two grey hornbill little creatures can be seen sitting on the railing and can be heard squealing. Also, Read – Uber for birds? Video of a Seagull Sitting and Flying on Top of Another Goes Viral.

Dr. Rahul Baxi took Birds Video to Twitter:

Dr. Rahul Baxi took to Twitter to share the video and also asked other users to guess the name of the bird. He wrote, ”Good morning. Guess these animals. Spotted at the residence of one of our senior Doctors in Matunga, Mumbai.” The video has gone viral and people are thrilled to know that such rare birds exist in their vicinity. Many also shared interesting facts and anecdotes about these birds while others advised the doctor to keep pieces of fruits in his balcony for the sweet animals to eat.


One user wrote, ”It’s like these Hornbills giving you Morning Darshan.. Such a rare occurrence… God bless you..,” while another said, Indian Grey Hornbill. They are very shy birds, the person recording this is very lucky to have seen them so close.” This year it is the turn of the rare Indian Grey Hornbill which decided to pay a visit to a home in the city. The birds were spotted at a balcony in Mumbai’s Matunga. In the video shared on Twitter, the birds can be seen sitting on the railing of a balcony and heard squealing. “Good morning. Guess these birds.