African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros nasutus (African Grey Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Lower Zambezi National Park
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Grey Hornbill in Lower Zambezi National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a African Grey Hornbill sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Grey Hornbill in Lower Zambezi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Grey Hornbill in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.