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Common Name

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Alternate Names

Northern Ground Hornbill

Common Type

Hornbill

Order

Bucerotiformes

Family

Bucorvidae

Genus

Bucorvus

Species

abyssinicus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Captive Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open savanna, sub desert scrub, rocky areas with short vegetation with large trees for nesting

Distribution and Range

Ethiopia and nearby west Sub Sahara Africa countries

Food

Opportunist feeders on insects and other small animals

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Bird

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Northern Ground Hornbill

Hornbill

Bucerotiformes

Bucorvidae

Bucorvus

abyssinicus

Least Concern

Captive Photographed

0

Resident

Open savanna, sub desert scrub, rocky areas with short vegetation with large trees for nesting

Ethiopia and nearby west Sub Sahara Africa countries

Opportunist feeders on insects and other small animals

Captive Photographed

Local hunters may tie the severed head of these birds around their necks in the belief that it helps them stalk their wild ungulate quarry. The call is imitated and even entire songs are based on the breeding duets.