Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
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Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Arusha National Park
231 Verified records at Arusha National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) is a large species of hornbill found in Africa. Silvery-cheeked hornbills are residents of the tall evergreen forests of East Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. In Zimbabwe it is threatened by habitat destruction and its presence in South Africa is marginal, but it remains locally fairly common, especially in the northern and central parts of its range. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Silvery-cheeked Hornbill sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 231 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park

Trumpeter Hornbill
LC

Trumpeter Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes bucinator

<5% · Rare
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

5–10% · With luck
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

<5% · Rare
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Insufficient data
Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

Insufficient data
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus ruahae

Insufficient data
Southern Ground-Hornbill
VU

Southern Ground-Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Insufficient data
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

<5% · Rare
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

<5% · Rare
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Silvery-cheeked Hornbill in Arusha National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Silvery-cheeked Hornbill sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 231 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Silvery-cheeked Hornbill in Arusha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Silvery-cheeked Hornbill in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.

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