Pale-billed Hornbill
Lophoceros pallidirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros pallidirostris (Pale-billed Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale-billed Hornbill in Kafue National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Pale-billed Hornbill sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale-billed Hornbill in Kafue National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Pale-billed Hornbill in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.