Black Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus hartlaubi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusHorizocerus (Little and Long-tailed Hornbills)
- SpeciesHorizocerus hartlaubi (Black Dwarf Hornbill)
The western dwarf hornbill (Horizocerus hartlaubi) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the eastern dwarf hornbill (Horizocerus granti) with the English name "black dwarf hornbill". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
White-crested Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Forest Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus castaneiceps
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Dwarf Hornbill at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |