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Southern ground hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Description:

This is a large bird, at 90 to 129 centimetres (35.4 to 50.8 in) long. Females weigh 2.2 to 4.6 kilograms (4.9 to 10.1 lb), while the larger males weigh 3.5 to 6.2 kilograms (7.7 to 13.7 lb).[2] Among standard measurements, the wing chord has been measured from 49.5 to 61.8 cm (19.5 to 24.3 in), the tail from 29 to 36 cm (11 to 14 in), the tarsus from 13 to 15.5 cm (5.1 to 6.1 in) and the culmen from 16.8 to 22.1 cm (6.6 to 8.7 in).

Habitat:

Dry savannah, Mara Triangle, Masai Mara National Reserve

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Benno Ibold
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Benno Ibold

Narok, Kenya

Spotted on Jul 22, 2017
Submitted on Sep 28, 2017

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