The southern ground hornbill, is one of two species of ground hornbill, which are both found solely within Africa, and is the largest species of hornbill worldwide. It can be found in the southern regions of Africa, ranging from Kenya to South Africa. Within these regions, they inhabit both woodlands and savannas. The other species of the genus Bucorvus found in Africa is the Abyssinian ground hornbill, B. abyssinicus. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1825)
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
14 p.460,note
Protonym:
Buceros Leadbeateri
Type locality:
'Africa interiori Septentrionali' [sic]. 3
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/752838
Avibase ID:
4192DE77F2F73998
Avibase ID:
avibase-4192DE77
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4192DE77
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554468
English:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus cafer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus cafer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus cafer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus cafer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus cafer) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bucorve du Sud ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bucorve du Sud ( Bucorvus cafer) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus cafer) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Southern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Bucorvus leadbeateri [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bucorvus leadbeateri [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Bucorvus leadbeateri [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Southern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Southern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus leadbeateri) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bucorvus leadbeateri [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bucorvus leadbeateri [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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