Ground-hornbill

Ground hornbill
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	Southern Ground Hornbill; (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
Scientific classification
Missing taxonomy template (fix):	Buvcorvus
Species
	Bucorvus leadbeateri; Bucorvus abyssinicus ; Bucorvus blanchardi[made-up sp.]

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The ground hornbills (Bucorvidae) are a subfamily of the hornbill family Bucerotidae, with a single genus Bucorvus and two extant species.

Taxonomy[edit]

The genus Bucorvus contains three extant species:

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus (also known as Northern Ground Hornbill)
Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Blanchard's Ground-Hornbill, Bucorvus blanchardi^{[made-up sp.]}

A prehistoric ground hornbill, Bucorvus brailloni, has been described from fossil bones. ^[1]

Gallery[edit]

Southern Ground-Hornbill.png

Southern Ground Hornbill
Abyssian Ground-Hornbill.png

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Blanchard's Ground-Hornbill.png

Blanchard's Ground-Hornbill

References[edit]

^ Kemp, A. C. 1995 The Hornbills. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

External links[edit]

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[1] Kemp, A. C. 1995 The Hornbills. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

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Ground hornbill
File:Bucorvidae diversity.png
Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
Scientific classification
Missing taxonomy template (fix):	Buvcorvus
Species
Bucorvus leadbeateri Bucorvus abyssinicus Bucorvus blanchardi^{[made-up sp.]}