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S Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Description:

Populations of this african hornbill are vulnerable. Pairs generally raise one chick. Southern ground hornbills often hunt in pairs or small groups. This pair is successfully hunting snails in a ditch near the road. 4th photo shows the snail in one bird's beak

Habitat:

tarangire nat park

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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 4 years ago

Oh goodness! Thank you for catching that!!

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 4 years ago

Hi Karen, I took a liberty to remove this spotting from the 'African Mammals in the Wild' mission, I guess that was just an error.

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Manyara, Tanzania

Spotted on Dec 18, 2017
Submitted on Feb 5, 2020

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