Genus

Ground Hornbills

Bucorvus

2 species in our catalog · found in 36 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyBucorvidae
GenusBucorvus (Ground Hornbills)

Species in this group

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Bucorvus abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground Hornbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			~50%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			~50%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~50%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~50%
4	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~40%
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~40%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~40%
7	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~40%
8	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~40%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~40%
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~40%
10	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~40%
11	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~30%
12	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~30%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~30%
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~30%
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~30%
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~30%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~30%
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~30%
17	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~20%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			~20%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~20%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~20%
20	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~10%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~10%
22	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			~10%
23	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~10%
24	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			Insufficient data
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~10%
26	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~10%
27	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			~10%
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			Insufficient data
29	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			<5%
30	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			Insufficient data
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Southern Ground-Hornbill			<5%
32	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			Insufficient data
33	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			<5%
34	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			Insufficient data
35	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			Insufficient data
36	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Northern Ground Hornbill			Insufficient data

Ground Hornbills

Species in this group

Northern Ground Hornbill

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ground Hornbills

Parks Ranked