Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus - Bucorve d'Abyssinie

Bucorve d'Abyssinie
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Bucerotiformes

  • Family
    :

    Bucorvidés

  • Genus
    :

    Bucorvus

  • Species
    :

    abyssinicus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 100 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 122 à 183 cm.
  • Weight
    : 3000 à 4000 g
Longevity

40 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Bucorve d'Abyssinie
♂ adult plum. breeding
Bucorve d'Abyssinie
♀ adult

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) is a species of bird in the Bucorvidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Bucorve d'Abyssinie,
  • Cálao terrestre norteño,
  • alma-de-biafada,
  • Blaugesicht-Hornrabe,
  • abesszin szarvasvarjú,
  • Noordelijke Hoornraaf,
  • Bucorvo settentrionale,
  • nordlig hornkorp,
  • Blåmaskehornravn,
  • krkavčiak prilbatý,
  • zoborožec havraní,
  • Abessinsk Hornravn,
  • kalkkunasarvekas,
  • calau terrestre septentrional,
  • dzioboróg abisyński,
  • Абиссинский рогатый ворон,
  • ジサイチョウ,
  • 地犀鸟,
  • 地犀鳥,

Voice song and cries

Bucorve d'Abyssinie
♂ adult

Habitat

Bucorve d'Abyssinie
adult

Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) :

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Bucorve d'Abyssinie
published: - Updated: 31-03-2007
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