Southern Ground-Hornbill

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Southern Ground-Hornbill at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Welgevonden Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Southern Ground-Hornbill is most recorded in Mpumalanga (64% of records), Limpopo (28% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (6% of records), based on 2,078 iNaturalist observations. 31 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Southern Ground-Hornbill on site or nearby.

The Southern Ground-Hornbill is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Timbavati Private Nature Reserve: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri; formerly known as Bucorvus cafer), 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.