Northern Ground Hornbill

Northern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
6 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Ground Hornbill in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 53% of visitor-days record a Northern Ground Hornbill sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 524 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Ground Hornbill in Murchison Falls National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Ground Hornbill in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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