All research on Abyssinian Ground-hornbill breeding ecology to-date has been on birds in captivity. We aim to conduct field research to better understand the life-history traits of this species in the wild.
Here is a list of research papers compiled by our research team that covers some aspects of the biology and cultural significance of the Abyssinian Ground-hornbill:
On a peculiarity in the carotid arteries, and other points in the anatomy of the ground‐hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus (Garrod, 1876)
A description of the vessels of the neck and head in the ground‐hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus (Ottley, 1879)
The Amblyceran mallophaga (biting lice) found on the Bucerotidae (hornbills) (Elbel, 1967)
Helminthes parasites d’animaux sauvages au Sénégal: Histiocephalus bucorvi n. sp. (Hedruridae, nematoda), parasite du ventricule succenturié de Bucorvus abyssinicus (Grand Calao d’Abyssinie) (Gretillat, 1967)
Artificial rearing of hornbills (Bucorvus abyssinicus, Boddaert 1783) (Rau, 1986)
Maintaining and breeding the Abyssinian ground hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus at the Dallas Zoo (Falzone, 1989)
Aeromonas hydrophila as cause of hemorrhagic septicemia in a ground-hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) (Ocholi & Kalejaiye, 1990)
DNA extraction, amplification, and direct sequencing from hornbill feathers (Morin et al., 1994)
Is there a visitor effect on Abyssinian Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus abyssinicus), Papuan Wreathed Hornbills (Aceros plicatus), Wrinkled Hornbills (Aceros corrugatus), and Toco Toucans (Ramphastos toco) in a captive zoo environment? (Thicks, 2008)
Origin and diversification of hornbills (Bucerotidae) (PHD thesis: Gonzalez, 2012)
A comprehensive molecular phylogeny for the hornbills (Aves: Bucerotidae) (Gonzalez et al., 2013)
Evolution of bill size in relation to body size in toucans and hornbills (Aves: Piciformes and Bucerotiformes) (Hughes, 2014)
Ground-hornbills in American zoos: a case study of the challenges to ex-situ population sustainability for conservation (6th International Hornbill Conference proceedings, December 2015: Makati, Philippines; Sweeney, 2015)
Ground-hornbills (Bucorvus) show means-end understanding in a horizontal two-string discrimination task (Danel et al., 2019)
Bucerotidae from the early Miocene of Napak, Uganda (East Africa): the earliest hornbill with a modern‐type (Riamon et al., 2021)
Oromo folklore manifested through features of the Northern Ground-Hornbill in Ethiopia (Asefa & Debella, 2021)
Exploration of human-bird relationships: Oromo proverbs associated with the Northern Ground-hornbill in Ethiopia (Asefa, 2021)