Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusRhinopomastus (Scimitarbills)
- SpeciesRhinopomastus aterrimus (Black Scimitarbill)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Scimitarbill in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Black Scimitarbill sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Scimitarbill in Murchison Falls National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black Scimitarbill in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.