The Southern Ground Hornbill and the Northern Ground Hornbill make up the largest living species within the family of hornbills.
The Southern Ground Hornbill’s natural habitat consists of forests and savannas. It also occurs on grasslands adjacent to parts of forests, up to an altitude of 3,000 meters.
This bird species colors all black with a white print. A male has bare facial skin, but the inflated throat colors bright red. A female can be recognized by the blue spot seen on the bright red throat.
Many hornbills eat fruit and live in trees. BUT this does not mean that this is the only way they live. For example, the Southern Ground Hornbill is adapted to live on the ground, and it mainly eats meat.