In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the Great Indian Hornb...........

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In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the `Great Indian Hornbill’ in its natural habitat?

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Sand deserts of northwest India

Higher Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir

Salt marshes of western Gujarat

Western Ghats

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Explanation:

The Great hornbill, a magnificent birds were a common sight in the Western Ghats are rarely seen, due to deforestation, habitat loss threatens its future, and hunting has depleted populations. It is protected at the highest level under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, but that can do little to save the habitat.

They are know found in the Himalayan foothills in Uttaranchal to south Nepal and Bhutan, and north-east India.