Abyssinian ground hornbill
The Abyssinian ground hornbill or northern ground hornbill is an African bird, found north of the equator, and is one of two species of ground hornbill. It is the second largest species of African hornbill, only surpassed by the slightly larger southern ground hornbill.
Image: Abyssinian ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) male
Image: Abyssinian ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) female
Close-up sketch of Bucorvus abyssinicus.
Abyssinian ground hornbills at the Omo river valley in Ethiopia.
The ground hornbills (Bucorvidae) are a family of the order Bucerotiformes, with a single genus Bucorvus and two extant species. The family is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa: the Abyssinian ground hornbill occurs in a belt from Senegal east to Ethiopia, and the southern ground hornbill occurs in southern and East Africa.
Ground hornbill
Image: Abyssinian Ground Hornbill RWD3
Image: Noerdlicher Hornrabe Bucorvus abyssinicus Tierpark Hellabrunn 11
Image: Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) male (30397098174)