Female © Kris Blachowiak
Male and female © Andrew Spencer
Male © Ian Davies
Female © Ian Davies
+ 3
Female © Greg Griffith
Male © Andrew Spencer

nordlig hornkorp Bucorvus abyssinicus

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Identification

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A huge ground-dwelling hornbill. Males have a mix of blue and red bare facial skin, while females have entirely blue facial skin. In flight, a large white patch is revealed in the wings. Found in savanna, grassland, and agricultural habitats, usually in pairs or small groups, walking on the ground. Breeds and roosts in trees. Similar to Southern Ground-Hornbill, but there is little overlap in range, and Abyssinian is easily separated by the blue facial skin. The call is a series of deep “boop” notes.

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