The Southern Ground Hornbill or (Bucorvus leadbeateri; formerly known as Bucorvus cafer), is one of two species of ground hornbill and is the largest species of hornbill. The other species of the genus Bucorvus is the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, B. abyssinicus.
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