Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusTockus (Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills)
- SpeciesTockus damarensis (Damara Red-billed Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Monteiro's Hornbill
Tockus monteiri
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Damara Red-billed Hornbill in Etosha National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Damara Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 302 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Damara Red-billed Hornbill in Etosha National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Damara Red-billed Hornbill in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.