Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusRhinopomastus (Scimitarbills)
- SpeciesRhinopomastus aterrimus (Black Scimitarbill)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Jackson's Hornbill
Tockus jacksoni
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Scimitarbill in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Black Scimitarbill sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Scimitarbill in Kidepo Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black Scimitarbill in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.