Meet a resident of the Bioparco
Currently visible
Abyssinian ground hornbill
Kora
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Kora
Kora is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Kora
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Abyssinian ground hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
The abyssinian ground hornbill is a large terrestrial black bird with coloured facial skin.
- Class
- Aves
- Diet
- Carnivore
- IUCN status
- VU Vulnerable Vulnerable (VU) It faces a high risk of extinction in the wild. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Savannas, grasslands and open woodland.
- Distribution
- Northern sub-Saharan Africa.
- Feeding
- Insects, reptiles, small mammals and fruit.
- Characteristics
- A large terrestrial black bird with coloured facial skin.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
It spends much of the day walking in search of prey.