Black Scimitarbill

Black Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
0–10%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Scimitarbill in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Scimitarbill sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Scimitarbill in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black Scimitarbill in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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