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 Nairobi National Park
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Grey Hornbill in Nairobi National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a African Grey Hornbill sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Grey Hornbill in Nairobi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Grey Hornbill in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.