Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucorvidae
- GenusBucorvus (Ground Hornbills)
- SpeciesBucorvus abyssinicus (Northern Ground Hornbill)
About the Northern Ground Hornbill
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.
The Abyssinian ground hornbill was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Buceros abyssinicus in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The type locality is Ethiopia. The Abyssinian ground hornbill is now placed in the genus Bucorvus that was introduced, originally as a subgenus, by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1830. The species is monotypic. The generic name is derived from the name of the genus Buceros introduced... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Northern Ground Hornbill in Niokolo-Koba National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Ground Hornbill in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Ground Hornbill sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 141 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Ground Hornbill in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Ground Hornbill in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.