southern ground hornbill bird kruger national park south africa

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Southern ground hornbill bird in Kruger National Park in South Africa Royalty Free Stock Photo

Southern Ground-Hornbill in Kruger National park, South Africa Royalty Free Stock Photo

Southern Ground Hornbill eating a prey in Kruger National Park in South Africa Royalty Free Stock Photo

Southern ground hornbill bird in Kruger National Park in South Africa

The southern ground hornbill is a vulnerable species. They forage on the ground, where they feed on reptiles, frogs, snails, insects and mammals. Southern ground hornbills can be found from northern Namibia and Angola to northern South Africa and southern Zimbabwe to Burundi and Kenya. This is a large bird, at 90 to 129 cm 2 ft 11 in to 4 ft 3 in long. Females weigh 2.2 to 4.6 kilograms 4.9 to 10.1 lb, while the larger males weigh 3.5 to 6.2 kilograms 7.7 to 13.7 lb. This one was found in Kruger Park in South Africa