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Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Photo by Smith Zoo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large ground dweller - there where three moving slowly through the grass - two male and one female.

Habitat:

Grass savannah

Notes:

One knows they are big, but when you see them in the wild their size is truly striking! Sadly this species numbers continue to fall dramatically...

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Comments (2)

I've never seen one like this. Thanks for sharing Smith Zoo.

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