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Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

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Field Notes

Description:

Turkey-sized black bird with distinctive red facial and throat markings.

Habitat:

Savanna, woodland and grasslands with adjoining forests.

Notes:

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).

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Comments (5)
Smith Zoo
This is a great spot, I got one with a frog and thought that was awesome! but your spot wins! congrats
Linkie Groenewald
I happened to get a few special shots of this ground Hornbill a few years ago, going to upload one or two..
Noe and Pili
Good series! This is a very interesting bird, I've never seen one like this before
Dan Doucette
there's some kind of glitch with your first photo. Great shot of the face!

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PublishedJune 21, 2011

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