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Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Description:

The Southern Ground Hornbill is one of two species in a family of birds endemic to Africa. They live in small family groups and are becoming more and more threatened due to their requirement of up to 100 km2 of pristine habitat per family group.

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2 Comments

Ietermagog
Ietermagog 12 years ago

Love the close-up of the beak!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome!

AdamRiley
Spotted by
AdamRiley

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Jun 21, 2011
Submitted on Feb 21, 2012

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