Bucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)

Order

Hornbills and Hoopoes

Bucerotiformes

56 species in our catalog · found in 109 parks

Species in this group

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

Oriental Pied Hornbill
LC

Oriental Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros albirostris

80–90% · Very likely
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus erythrorhynchus

80–90% · Very likely
Piping Hornbill
LC

Piping Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Bycanistes fistulator

70–80% · Very likely
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

70–80% · Very likely
Malabar Pied Hornbill
NT

Malabar Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros coronatus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Grey Hornbill
LC

Indian Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros birostris

60–70% · Likely
Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus rufirostris

60–70% · Likely
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
LC

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes brevis

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Grey Hornbill
VU

Malabar Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros griseus

60–70% · Likely
African Pied Hornbill
LC

African Pied Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros fasciatus

60–70% · Likely
Western Red-billed Hornbill

Western Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus kempi

60–70% · Likely
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus ruahae

60–70% · Likely
Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

60–70% · Likely
Black Hornbill
VU

Black Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros malayanus

60–70% · Likely
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

50–60% · Likely
Black-casqued Hornbill
NT

Black-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceratogymna atrata

50–60% · Likely
Madagascar Hoopoe
LC

Madagascar Hoopoe

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Upupa marginata

50–60% · Likely
Rhinoceros Hornbill
VU

Rhinoceros Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros rhinoceros

50–60% · Likely
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus leucomelas

50–60% · Likely
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

50–60% · Likely
Northern Ground Hornbill
VU

Northern Ground Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus abyssinicus

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros camurus

50–60% · Likely
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
LC

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros gingalensis

50–60% · Likely
Wrinkled Hornbill
EN

Wrinkled Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus

40–50% · Likely
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

40–50% · Likely
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

40–50% · Likely
Trumpeter Hornbill
LC

Trumpeter Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes bucinator

40–50% · Likely
Great Hornbill
VU

Great Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros bicornis

40–50% · Likely
Bushy-crested Hornbill
NT

Bushy-crested Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anorrhinus galeritus

40–50% · Likely
Jackson's Hornbill
LC

Jackson's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus jacksoni

40–50% · Likely
Wreathed Hornbill
VU

Wreathed Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhyticeros undulatus

40–50% · Likely
Southern Ground-Hornbill
VU

Southern Ground-Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus leadbeateri

40–50% · Likely
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

40–50% · Possible
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

30–40% · Possible
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus flavirostris

30–40% · Possible
White-crested Hornbill
LC

White-crested Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Horizocerus albocristatus

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-necked Hornbill
VU

Rufous-necked Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aceros nipalensis

20–30% · Possible
White-crowned Hornbill
EN

White-crowned Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Berenicornis comatus

20–30% · Possible
Bradfield's Hornbill
LC

Bradfield's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros bradfieldi

20–30% · Possible
Grant's Woodhoopoe

Grant's Woodhoopoe

Bird

Phoeniculus granti

Insufficient data
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
LC

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus bollei

20–30% · Possible
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

20–30% · Possible
Helmeted Hornbill
CR

Helmeted Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinoplax vigil

20–30% · Possible
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Damara Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus damarensis

20–30% · Possible
Austen's Brown Hornbill
NT

Austen's Brown Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anorrhinus austeni

10–20% · Possible
White-thighed Hornbill
LC

White-thighed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes albotibialis

10–20% · Possible
Violet Wood Hoopoe
LC

Violet Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus damarensis

10–20% · Possible
Rusty-cheeked Hornbill
NT

Rusty-cheeked Hornbill

Bird

Anorrhinus tickelli

10–20% · With luck
Monteiro's Hornbill
LC

Monteiro's Hornbill

Bird

Tockus monteiri

10–20% · With luck
Black Scimitarbill
LC

Black Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

0–10% · With luck
Papuan Hornbill
LC

Papuan Hornbill

Bird

Rhyticeros plicatus

0–10% · With luck
Pale-billed Hornbill
LC

Pale-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros pallidirostris

0–10% · With luck
Plain-pouched Hornbill
VU

Plain-pouched Hornbill

Bird

Rhyticeros subruficollis

0–10% · With luck
Black Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Black Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Horizocerus hartlaubi

<5% · Rare
Hemprich's Hornbill
LC

Hemprich's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros hemprichii

<5% · Rare
Forest Woodhoopoe

Forest Woodhoopoe

Bird

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Hornbills and Hoopoes

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 14
90–100%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 11
90–100%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 10
90–100%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 8
90–100%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 10
90–100%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 15
90–100%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 14
90–100%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 9
90–100%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 9
90–100%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 10
90–100%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 11
90–100%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 14
90–100%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 11
90–100%
14 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 11
90–100%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 11
90–100%
16 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 11
90–100%
17 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 7
90–100%
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 10
90–100%
19 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 5
90–100%
20 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 14
80–90%
21 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 8
80–90%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 13
80–90%
23 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 11
80–90%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 15
80–90%
25 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 11
80–90%
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 7
80–90%
27 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 6
80–90%
28 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 9
80–90%
29 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3
80–90%
30 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 12
80–90%
31 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
70–80%
32 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 6
70–80%
33 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 5
70–80%
34 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 6
70–80%
35 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 6
70–80%
36 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3
70–80%
37 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 9
70–80%
38 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 14
70–80%
39 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 4
60–70%
40 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 6
60–70%
41 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 9
60–70%
42 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
60–70%
43 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 6
60–70%
44 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 4
60–70%
45 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
60–70%
46 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
60–70%
47 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
50–60%
48 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 14
50–60%
49 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
50–60%
50 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
50–60%
51 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 12
50–60%
52 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3
50–60%
53 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 13
40–50%
54 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
40–50%
55 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 4
40–50%
56 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 10
40–50%
57 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 10
40–50%
58 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
40–50%
59 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 7
40–50%
60 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
40–50%
61 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 7
40–50%
62 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 12
40–50%
63 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 13
40–50%
64 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
30–40%
65 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
30–40%
66 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
30–40%
67 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 6
30–40%
68 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
30–40%
69 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
30–40%
70 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
20–30%
71 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
20–30%
72 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
20–30%
73 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
74 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
20–30%
75 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 8
20–30%
76 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 5
10–20%
77 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 2
10–20%
78 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 6
10–20%
79 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
10–20%
80 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
10–20%
81 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
82 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 7
10–20%
83 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 2
0–10%
84 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
0–10%
85 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
0–10%
86 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
0–10%
87 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
0–10%
88 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 1
0–10%
89 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
0–10%
90 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
0–10%
91 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
<5%
92 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
93 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
<5%
94 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
95 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
96 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
97 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
<5%
98 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
<5%
99 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
<5%
100 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
101 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 1
<5%
102 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
103 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
<5%
104 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
105 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
106 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
107 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
108 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
109 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%