Genus

Whistling Hornbills

Lophoceros

7 species in our catalog · found in 51 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)

Species in this group

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

Lophoceros nasutus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lophoceros fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lophoceros camurus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lophoceros bradfieldi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lophoceros pallidirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lophoceros hemprichii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whistling 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	4	~80%
	African Pied Hornbill			~60%
	Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill			~50%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			Insufficient data
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~70%
	African Grey Hornbill			~70%
	Bradfield's Hornbill			~10%
3	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~70%
	Crowned Hornbill			~60%
	African Grey Hornbill			~40%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~70%
	African Grey Hornbill			~70%
	Hemprich's Hornbill			<5%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~70%
	African Grey Hornbill			~60%
	Crowned Hornbill			~20%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~70%
	Crowned Hornbill			~50%
	African Grey Hornbill			~30%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~70%
	African Grey Hornbill			~70%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
	African Pied Hornbill			Insufficient data
8	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~70%
	African Grey Hornbill			~50%
	Crowned Hornbill			~30%
	Pale-billed Hornbill			~10%
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~60%
	African Grey Hornbill			~50%
	Bradfield's Hornbill			~30%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~60%
	African Grey Hornbill			~50%
	Crowned Hornbill			~20%
	Pale-billed Hornbill			~10%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~60%
	Crowned Hornbill			~50%
	African Grey Hornbill			~30%
12	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~60%
	African Grey Hornbill			~50%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
13	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	African Grey Hornbill			~50%
	Crowned Hornbill			~20%
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~60%
	African Grey Hornbill			~30%
	Pale-billed Hornbill			~20%
	Crowned Hornbill			~20%
15	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~60%
	African Grey Hornbill			~50%
	Hemprich's Hornbill			Insufficient data
16	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~50%
	African Grey Hornbill			~50%
	Bradfield's Hornbill			~10%
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	Crowned Hornbill			~30%
	African Grey Hornbill			~30%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~50%
	Crowned Hornbill			~30%
	African Grey Hornbill			~20%
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~50%
	African Grey Hornbill			~30%
	Crowned Hornbill			~30%
	Pale-billed Hornbill			<5%
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	African Grey Hornbill			~40%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	African Grey Hornbill			~40%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
	Pale-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
22	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	African Grey Hornbill			~40%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
	African Pied Hornbill			Insufficient data
23	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~40%
	Bradfield's Hornbill			~30%
	African Grey Hornbill			~20%
	Crowned Hornbill			Insufficient data
24	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~40%
	African Grey Hornbill			~40%
	Bradfield's Hornbill			<5%
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	African Grey Hornbill			~40%
26	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~40%
	African Grey Hornbill			~40%
	African Pied Hornbill			Insufficient data
27	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	African Grey Hornbill			~30%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
28	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Crowned Hornbill			~20%
	African Grey Hornbill			~20%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Crowned Hornbill			~30%
	African Grey Hornbill			Insufficient data
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	African Grey Hornbill			~30%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
31	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	African Grey Hornbill			~20%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
32	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Crowned Hornbill			~30%
	African Pied Hornbill			<5%
	African Grey Hornbill			<5%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	African Grey Hornbill			~20%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
34	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	African Grey Hornbill			~20%
35	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	African Grey Hornbill			~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
	Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill			Insufficient data
36	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	African Grey Hornbill			~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
37	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
38	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
39	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			~10%
40	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	4	~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			<5%
	African Pied Hornbill			<5%
	Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill			Insufficient data
41	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			Insufficient data
	African Pied Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill			Insufficient data
42	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
	Hemprich's Hornbill			Insufficient data
43	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			<5%
44	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			~10%
45	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Crowned Hornbill			~10%
46	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	African Grey Hornbill			~10%
47	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
	African Grey Hornbill			Insufficient data
48	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Crowned Hornbill			<5%
49	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	African Grey Hornbill			<5%
50	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Hemprich's Hornbill			Insufficient data
51	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Crowned Hornbill			Insufficient data