African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros fasciatus (African Pied Hornbill)
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
White-crested Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Black Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus hartlaubi
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Pied Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?
About 63% of visitor-days record a African Pied Hornbill sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 241 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Pied Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for African Pied Hornbill in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.