Genus

Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills

Tockus

10 species in our catalog · found in 39 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
GenusTockus (Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills)

Species in this group

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

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Tockus rufirostris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tockus leucomelas

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tockus kempi

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tockus ruahae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tockus deckeni

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tockus jacksoni

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tockus flavirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tockus damarensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tockus monteiri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Red-billed and Yellow-billed 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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~80%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~40%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~30%
2	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~70%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~60%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			<5%
	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill			<5%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~90%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~70%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~50%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~30%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~90%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~60%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~60%
5	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~80%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~50%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~50%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~30%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~80%
	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill			~60%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~40%
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~80%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~60%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~30%
	Damara Red-billed Hornbill			~20%
	Monteiro's Hornbill			~10%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~80%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~60%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~50%
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~70%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~50%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~40%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~70%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~60%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~30%
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~70%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~70%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~10%
12	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~70%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~50%
	Damara Red-billed Hornbill			~10%
	Monteiro's Hornbill			~10%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~10%
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~60%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~60%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
14	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~60%
	Western Red-billed Hornbill			~60%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~60%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~60%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			<5%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~60%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~50%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~20%
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~60%
	Jackson's Hornbill			~40%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~30%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			<5%
18	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~60%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~30%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~30%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~10%
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~60%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~30%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~30%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~10%
20	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~60%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~40%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~20%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~10%
21	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~40%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~20%
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~40%
23	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~20%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			<5%
	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill			<5%
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~20%
	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill			~10%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			<5%
25	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			~20%
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~10%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			~10%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			<5%
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~10%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			~10%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			<5%
	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill			<5%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			~10%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
29	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			Insufficient data
30	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			<5%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
31	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			<5%
32	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			<5%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
33	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	<5%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			<5%
	Monteiro's Hornbill			<5%
	Damara Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
34	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	<5%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
35	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
36	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
37	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Von der Decken's Hornbill			Insufficient data
38	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
39	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data
	Northern Red-billed Hornbill			Insufficient data