Bucorvus abyssinicus

The northern Ground Hornbill is known as Bucorvus abyssinicus and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill without subspecies.

In the wild, ground hornbills are very cautious and timid, but they are extremely fierce when hunting. Compared to other members of the hornbill family, ground hornbills spend most of their time on the ground, rarely flying or climbing trees, their legs evolved to be long and sturdy, and the structure of their feet is better suited to running on flat ground than grasping branches. In terms of feeding, ground hornbills are also very different from most omnivorous hornbills, and they are almost pure carnivores.

Like other hornbills, the ground hornbill has a particularly developed and strong beak that allows it to efficiently kill and dismember a variety of animals. In addition to easy targets such as toads and rabbits, the ground hornbill's prey includes some difficult snakes, monitor lizards and thick-armored tortoises. In addition to actively hunting, ground hornbills are opportunists who don't mind picking up carcasses to eat, and this "business grabbing" behavior can sometimes lead to violent conflicts with other professional scavengers.

Despite their preference for hunting on the ground, ground hornbills can still fly well.

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It is found in central and southern Africa (including the southern Arabian Peninsula and the entire African continent south of the Sahara Desert (Tropic of Cancer).)

Male ground hornbills can be up to 129 cm long and weigh 6.2 kg, while females are slightly smaller.