Rangkong (Hornbills)
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
- epik
- 49 km/h
- Rentan
Northern Africa's ground-stalking giant. Males sport blue eye-skin and a red throat wattle; females are all blue-faced.
- Populasi
- No global count available; the global population size "has not been quantified" but the species is described as widespread and common but sparse, with a suspected decline of 30–49% over three generations
- Habitat
- Open savanna, sub-desert scrub, grassland, and rocky country with short vegetation; also riparian woodland; occurs from sea level up to ~3,257 m elevation; increasingly restricted to protected areas
- Fakta menarik
- The Abyssinian ground hornbill has long, dark, lash-like feathers fringing its eyes that resemble eyelashes and help shade/protect the eyes while it forages on foot across open savanna.
- Sebaran
- Sub-Saharan Africa across the Sahel/savanna belt north of the equator, from Mauritania and Senegal east through West Africa to Eritrea, Ethiopia, northwestern Somalia, northwestern Kenya, and Uganda
- Makanan
- Primarily carnivorous ground forager: tortoises, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and invertebrates (beetles, caterpillars, spiders); also takes carrion and, rarely, fruit/seeds/groundnuts
- Ukuran
- 1 m
- Masa hidup
- 25 tahun
