Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusBycanistes (Bycanistes Hornbills)
- SpeciesBycanistes subcylindricus (Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill in Masai Mara National Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.