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)
Bucerotiformes is an order of birds that contains the hornbills, ground hornbills, hoopoes and wood hoopoes. These birds were previously classified as members of Coraciiformes. The clade is distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and Melanesia.
Image: Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar
Image: Western red billed hornbill (Tockus kempi) male