Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2018 | Vulnerable | A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 8,880,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | decreasing | - | suspected | 1973-2062 |
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 30-49% | - | - | - |
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 30-49% | - | - | - |
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 30-49% | - | - | - |
Generation length | 29.8 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be widespread and common but sparse (del Hoyo et al. 2001).
Trend justification: Accurate quantification of the rate of decline in this species is very difficult due to the lack of research in the region. In many range states the species has disappeared from areas outside of protected areas, and habitat degradation continues even within some protected areas (F. Dowsett-Lemaire in litt. 2016). Hunting may also impact the species in some places, though in other areas it could be protected as a totem bird (Kemp and Boesman 2017). Taking into account how this species has disappeared from large areas, and how relatively similar threats are impacting its sister species B. leadbeateri, it is very tentatively suspected that declines may fall in the range 30-49% over three generations, although further research is urgently required to get a better estimate of population trends.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Benin | extant | native | yes | |||
Burkina Faso | extant | native | yes | |||
Cameroon | extant | native | yes | |||
Central African Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
Chad | extant | native | yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | yes | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | yes | |||
Eritrea | extant | native | yes | |||
Ethiopia | extant | native | yes | |||
Gambia | extant | native | yes | |||
Ghana | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea-Bissau | extant | native | yes | |||
Kenya | extant | native | yes | |||
Mali | extant | native | yes | |||
Mauritania | extant | native | yes | |||
Niger | extant | native | yes | |||
Nigeria | extant | native | yes | |||
Senegal | extant | native | yes | |||
Sierra Leone | extant | native | yes | |||
Somalia | extant | native | yes | |||
South Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Sudan | extant | native | ||||
Togo | extant | native | yes | |||
Uganda | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude | suitable | resident |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | suitable | resident | |
Savanna | Dry | major | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 3257 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target) | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Residential & commercial development | Commercial & industrial areas | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Transportation & service corridors | Roads & railroads | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Purpose | Scale |
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Handicrafts, jewellery, etc. | subsistence, national |
Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Northern Ground-hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/northern-ground-hornbill-bucorvus-abyssinicus on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.