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Bucorvus is a genus of birds within the family Bucorvidae. It belongs to the order Bucerotiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus has several common names, including Hornraben, Ground Hornbill, Szarvasvarjúfélék, and นกเงือกดิน.
Specimens associated with this genus have been recorded in Kenya and Tanzania. These records are held by institutions such as BSNS, GNM, and UMZC. The taxon is the sole genus in its family, as noted in the Encyclopedia of Life.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderBucerotiformes
- FamilyBucorvidae
ジサイチョウ属（じさいちょうぞく、学名 Bucorvus）は、サイチョウ目モリヤツガシラ科の唯一の属である。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Bucorvidae
- Collections
- BSNS, GNM, UMZC
- Recorded in
- Kenya, Tanzania
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Encyclopedic overview
The ground hornbills are birds belonging to the genus, Bucorvus, in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae. The two species are endemic to open savanna regions of sub-Saharan Africa: the Abyssinian ground hornbill occurs in a belt from Senegal east to Ethiopia, and the southern ground hornbill occurs in southern and East Africa. The ground hornbills have sometimes been placed in a separate family, Bucorvidae.
Ground hornbills are large, with adults around a metre tall. Both species are ground-dwelling, unlike other hornbills. They are carnivorous and feed on insects, snakes, other birds, amphibians and even tortoises.
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