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Bucorvus leadbeateri
Turkey-sized black bird with distinctive red facial and throat markings.
Savanna, woodland and grasslands with adjoining forests.
Threatened in many parts of its range, loves eating tortoises and snakes. The snake in the photo is a puff adder Bitis arietans one. of our deadliest. (stood no chance).
Spotted on Jun 3, 2011
Submitted on Jun 21, 2011
5 Comments
This is a great spot, I got one with a frog and thought that was awesome! but your spot wins! congrats
I happened to get a few special shots of this ground Hornbill a few years ago, going to upload one or two..
Good series!
This is a very interesting bird, I've never seen one like this before
Fantastic bird.
there's some kind of glitch with your first photo. Great shot of the face!