Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros alboterminatus (Crowned Hornbill)
The crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) is an African hornbill. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 313 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Black Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus hartlaubi
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Hornbill in Virunga National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 313 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Hornbill in Virunga National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Hornbill in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.