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| Ground hornbill | |
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| File:Southern ground hornbill.JPG | |
| Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucorvidae |
| Genus: | Bucorvus Lesson, 1830 |
| Species | |
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Bucorvus leadbeateri | |
The ground hornbills (Bucorvidae) are a subfamily of the hornbill family Bucerotidae, with a single genus Bucorvus and two extant species.
Taxonomy[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ Kemp, A. C. 1995 The Hornbills. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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