Abyssinian ground hornbill | |
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male | |
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female both at Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Bucerotiformes |
Family: | Bucorvidae |
Genus: | Bucorvus |
Species: | B. abyssinicus
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Binomial name | |
Bucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783)
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The Abyssinian ground hornbill or northern ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) is an African bird, found north of the equator, and is one of two species of ground hornbill. It is the second largest species of African hornbill, only surpassed by the slightly larger southern ground hornbill.