Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus ruahae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusTockus (Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills)
- SpeciesTockus ruahae (Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
📅 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 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill in Ruaha National Park?
About 63% of visitor-days record a Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 174 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill in Ruaha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.