It can be found in the southern regions of Africa, ranging from Kenya to South Africa. Within these regions, they inhabit both woodlands and savannas. Females are smaller than males and have bluish-white instead of red eyes, although the orbital skin is pinkish. hornbill Sound Effects (12) Most recent Oldest Shortest duration Longest duration Any Length 2 sec 2 sec - 5 sec 5 sec - 20 sec 20 sec - 1 min > 1 min All libraries Dave Farrow Tom Hutchings Richard Humphries Charlie Atanasyan The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri; formerly known as Bucorvus cafer), is one of two species of ground hornbill, which are both found solely within Africa, and is the largest species of hornbill worldwide. The great hornbill is a large bird, 95–130 cm (37–51 in) long, with a 152 cm (60 in) wingspan and a weight of 2 to 4 kg (4.4 to 8.8 lb). Bird sounds for kids - PART 1 - Bird Identification: Children Learn Common City Birds and Fowls - Duration: 5:50. Kiddopedia 3,059,993 views Like other hor… The average weight of 7 males was 3 kg (6.6 lb) whereas that of 3 females was 2.59 kg (5.7 lb). It is the heaviest, but not the longest, Asian hornbill (falling second to the similarly weighted helmeted hornbilldue to the latter's extremely long tail feathers). The other species of the genus Bucorvus found in Africa is the Abyssinian ground hornbill, B. abyssinicus.