Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros hemprichii (Hemprich's Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Jackson's Hornbill
Tockus jacksoni
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
📅 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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hemprich's Hornbill in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Hemprich's Hornbill sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hemprich's Hornbill in Kidepo Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Hemprich's Hornbill in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.