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Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, P 1783)

The Abyssinian ground hornbill or northern ground hornbill is an African bird, found north of the equator, and is one of two species of ground hornbill. It is the second largest species of African hornbill, only surpassed by the slightly larger southern ground hornbill. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Bucerotidae
Genus:
   Bucorvus
Scientific:
  Bucorvus abyssinicus

Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Buceros abyssinicus

Type locality:
  Ethiopia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/70/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  948ED65CEC66A149

Avibase ID:
  avibase-948ED65C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/948ED65C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554467


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Bucorvus abyssinicus: Senegambia to Ethiopia, n Uganda and ne Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Catalan:
Calau terrestre septentrional
Czech:
zoborožec havraní
Danish:
Abessinsk Hornravn
German:
Blaugesicht-Hornrabe
Spanish:
Cálao Terrestre Norteño
Spanish (Spain):
Cálao terrestre norteño
Finnish:
kalkkunasarvekas
French:
Bucorve d'Abyssinie
Croatian:
plavolici kljunorožac
Hungarian:
abesszin szarvasvarjú
Icelandic:
Svarthorni
Italian:
Bucorvo settentrionale
Japanese (romaji):
jisaichou
Japanese:
ジサイチョウ
Lithuanian:
Abisininis ragasnapis
Dutch:
Noordelijke Hoornraaf
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåmaskehornramn
Norwegian:
Blåmaskehornravn
Polish:
dzioboróg abisyński
Portuguese:
Calau-da-abissínia
Portuguese (Portugal):
calau-abissínio
Russian:
Абиссинский рогатый ворон
Slovak:
krkavčiak prilbatý
Serbian:
Abisinijski kljunorožac sa tla
Swedish:
nordlig hornkorp
Ukrainian:
Кромкач абісинський
Chinese:
地犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
地犀鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bucorve d'Abyssinie ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bucorve d'Abyssinie ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 1st edition:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2021:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2022:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2023:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 4th edition:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Northern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2015:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2016:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2017:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2018:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Clements, version 2019:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 1.50:
Northern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 1.52:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 1.53:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 1.54:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 1.55:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2015:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2016:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2017:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2018:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2019:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2021:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2022:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
eBird version 2023:
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Northern Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Northern Ground-hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Northern Ground-Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ( Bucorvus abyssinicus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bucorvus abyssinicus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: ফায়াতকাযী হভমঠা ধমন঱ , িঈত্তুময হভমঠা ধমন঱
Bengali (transliteration): bāẏātakārī mēṭhō dhanēśa, utturē mēṭhō dhanēśa
Catalan: Calau terrestre septentrional
Czech: Zoborožec havraní
Danish: Abessinsk Hornravn
German: Blaugesicht-Hornrabe, Sudanhornrabe, Sunda Hornrabe, Sundahornrabe
English: Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill, African Ground-Hornbill, Ground Hornbill, North African Ground-Hornbill, Northern Ground Hornbill, Northern Ground-Hornbill, Northern Hornbill
English, HBW: Northern Ground-hornbill
English (IOC): Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
English (Kenya): Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
English (United States): Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Spanish: Cálao Terrestre Norteño, Cálao Terrícola Etíope
Spanish (Spain): Cálao terrestre norteño
Spanish (HBW): Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Estonian: sudaani maasarvik
Finnish: Kalkkunasarvekas
French: Bucorve d’Abyssinie, Bucorve d'Abyssinie, Calao d'Abyssinie, Calao terrestre d'Abyssinie, Grand Calao d'Abyssinie, Grand Calao terrestre d'Abyssinie
Croatian: plavolici kljunorožac
Hungarian: abesszin szarvasvarjú
Icelandic: Svarthorni
Italian: Bucorvo abissino, Bucorvo settentrionale
Japanese (romaji): jisaichou
Japanese: ジサイチョウ
Kazakh: мүйізді құзғындар
Kirghiz: кериккарга
Scientific: Buceros abyssinicus, Buceros brac, Buceros carunculatus guineensis, Bucorvus abyssinicus, Bucorvus guineensis
Lithuanian: Abisininis ragasnapis
Dutch: Noordelijke Hoornraaf
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåmaskehornramn
Norwegian: Blåmaskehornravn
Polish: dzioboróg abisynski, dzioboróg abisyński, Dzioborożec abisyński
Portuguese: Calau-da-abissínia
Portuguese (Portugal): Alma-de-beafada, calau-abissínio
Russian: Абиссинский рогатый ворон, рогатый ворон, Эфиопский рогатый ворон
Slovak: Krkavčiak prilbatý
Serbian: Abisinijski kljunorožac sa tla
Swedish: nordlig hornkorp, Nordlig markhornkorp
Swahili: Mumbi Kaskazi
Turkish: (Kuzey) Habeş Yer Boynuzgagası, Habeş yer boynuzgagası
Ukrainian: Кромкач абісинський
Uzbek: абиссин шохдор қарғаси, шохдор абиссин қарғаси
Chinese: 地犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 地犀鳥

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