Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusRhinopomastus (Scimitarbills)
- SpeciesRhinopomastus cyanomelas (Common Scimitarbill)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
📅 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 Common Scimitarbill in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Scimitarbill sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 142 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Scimitarbill in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Scimitarbill in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.