The first four slideshow images show a southern ground-hornbill feeding insects to chicks in a nest in the top of a broken palm tree trunk. The enlargements include feeding of young in a cavity nest. Most of the other images show the birds in bushed or wooded grassland which is their preferred habitat. The adult male has red facial skin and a small "notch" on the top of the bill near the base. It is one of two species of ground hornbills which feeds entirely on the ground. Note the last 6 enlargements (1-6) which show an undefined "dancing" behaviour; comments welcome! For more about habitat and status, click here.

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