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title: "Calau-gigante"
description: "Bucorvus leadbeateri — Aves. The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) is one of two species of ground hornbill, both of which are found solely within Africa, and is the largest species in the hornbill order worldwide."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-ground-hornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Calau-gigante

> Bucorvus leadbeateri — Aves. The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) is one of two species of ground hornbill, both of which are found solely within Africa, and is the largest species in the hornbill order worldwide.

- Scientific name: *Bucorvus leadbeateri*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 4807
- Wikidata: [Q685074](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q685074)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144281](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144281)

## Names

- en: Southern Ground Hornbill
- de: Rotwangenhornrabe
- es: Cálao terrestre sureño
- fr: Bucorve du Sud
- nl: Zuidelijke hoornraaf
- pt: Calau-gigante
- pl: Dzioboróg kafryjski

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2186), TZ (727), KE (422), BW (377), ZW (205), ZM (172), MW (95), MZ (51), NA (46), CD (6), AO (3)

## Summary

The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) is one of two species of ground hornbill, both of which are found solely within Africa, and is the largest species in the hornbill order 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 is the Abyssinian ground hornbill, B. abyssinicus.
Southern ground hornbills are carnivorous and hunt mostly on the ground. Their food ranges from insects to small vertebrates. Their nests are often found in high tree cavities or…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_ground_hornbill

## Photo

![Calau-gigante](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-ground-hornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tanja Milotić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15140782

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-ground-hornbill?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).