Genus

Bycanistes Hornbills

Bycanistes

5 species in our catalog · found in 38 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
GenusBycanistes (Bycanistes Hornbills)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Bycanistes fistulator

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Bycanistes brevis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bycanistes bucinator

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Bycanistes albotibialis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bycanistes 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	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~90%
	Piping Hornbill			~80%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			~40%
	White-thighed Hornbill			~20%
2	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~70%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			~70%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			<5%
3	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~60%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			~60%
	White-thighed Hornbill			<5%
	Piping Hornbill			<5%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~50%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~50%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~40%
6	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			~40%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			<5%
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			~30%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~10%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~30%
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~30%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~30%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~30%
11	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			~30%
12	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			~20%
	White-thighed Hornbill			<5%
	Piping Hornbill			Insufficient data
13	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~20%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			Insufficient data
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~20%
15	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~20%
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~20%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			Insufficient data
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~10%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			~10%
18	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~10%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			Insufficient data
19	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			~10%
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			~10%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			<5%
21	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			~10%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			<5%
22	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	~10%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			~10%
	White-thighed Hornbill			<5%
	Piping Hornbill			Insufficient data
23	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~10%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			Insufficient data
24	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~10%
25	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			~10%
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			~10%
	White-thighed Hornbill			Insufficient data
27	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			~10%
	White-thighed Hornbill			Insufficient data
28	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			<5%
29	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			<5%
30	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			<5%
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			<5%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			Insufficient data
32	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			Insufficient data
33	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			<5%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			Insufficient data
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Trumpeter Hornbill			<5%
35	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			<5%
36	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			<5%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			<5%
37	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill			Insufficient data
38	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill			Insufficient data

Bycanistes Hornbills

Species in this group

Piping Hornbill

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Trumpeter Hornbill

White-thighed Hornbill

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bycanistes Hornbills

Parks Ranked