Jackson's Hornbill
Tockus jacksoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusTockus (Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills)
- SpeciesTockus jacksoni (Jackson's Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jackson's Hornbill in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Jackson's Hornbill sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jackson's Hornbill in Kidepo Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Jackson's Hornbill in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.