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Bucorvus leadbeateri
The Southern Ground Hornbill is a large, colorful bird that walks on the ground. They have big, bright beaks and can make loud calls. These birds are social and often travel in groups, looking for food together.
Habitat: Savannas
The Southern Ground Hornbill is a very large, black bird with striking bare patches of bright red skin around its eyes and on its throat. Males have a more vivid red pouch, contrasting with their dark plumage and robust beak. They have surprisingly long, noticeable eyelashes.
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Category
BirdsRarity
Common
Danger
2/5 · Low
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Only the dominant pair breeds, with the whole family helping raise chicks.
Southern Ground Hornbills are one of the heaviest flying birds in the world!
These birds have surprisingly long, thick eyelashes, like a supermodel!
They 'march' through grasslands, often walking over 10 kilometers a day!
Southern Ground Hornbills can make deep, booming calls because of their inflatable throat sac, that helps them communicate across vast distances.
Southern Ground Hornbills can safely eat venomous snakes and scorpions because of their tough skin and quick reflexes.
Southern Ground Hornbills can hunt cooperatively in groups because they live in family units, that helps them catch larger prey.
These big birds mostly eat creepy crawlies and small animals they find on the ground!
Naja mossambica
Preys on venomous snakes.
Trachylepis striata
Consumes various species of skinks.
Mastomys coucha
Preys on common African rodents.

Panthera pardus
Can prey on young or sick individuals.
Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
This trait identifies organisms whose diet primarily consists of insects and other small invertebrates.
This habitat trait denotes species native to savannas, which are grasslands with scattered trees, typically found in tropical or subtropical regions with distinct wet and dry seasons.
This trait characterizes organisms with an exceptionally long lifespan compared to others of their kind.
This trait identifies organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of animal tissue.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Describes a species whose presence and role have a disproportionately large effect on its environment.
Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
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Danger
2/5 · Low
Watch these birds from a distance and don't try to touch them. They are wild animals.
90-129 cm
120-180 cm
2.2-6.2 kg
30-60 years
35 km/h
These big birds mostly eat creepy crawlies and small animals they find on the ground!
Savannas
Foraging
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