Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucorvidae
- GenusBucorvus (Ground Hornbills)
- SpeciesBucorvus leadbeateri (Southern Ground-Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus ruahae
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
📅 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 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Ground-Hornbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Southern Ground-Hornbill sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 158 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Ground-Hornbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Ground-Hornbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.