Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros alboterminatus (Crowned Hornbill)
The crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) is an African hornbill. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Hornbill in Gonarezhou National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Hornbill in Gonarezhou National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Hornbill in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.