Trumpeter Hornbill

Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Trumpeter Hornbill in Kruger National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Trumpeter Hornbill sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 679 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Trumpeter Hornbill in Kruger National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Trumpeter Hornbill in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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