Guide

The Southern Ground Hornbill in Kruger National Park

By Mike Lawrie

The Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) is the largest hornbill species in the world and one of the most charismatic — and threatened — birds in the Greater Kruger. Cooperative breeders with deep cultural significance across southern Africa, they are listed as Endangered in South Africa. The Greater Kruger holds the country's largest viable population.