Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
The Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Bucerotidae (Hornbills) in the order Bucerotiformes.
Range: Senegambia to Ethiopia, northern Uganda, and northeastern KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Bucorvus abyssinicus
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros abyssinicus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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