Northern Ground Hornbill
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Northern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Virunga National Park
2 Verified records at Virunga National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Abyssinian ground hornbill or northern ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) is an African bird, found north of the equator, and is one of two species of ground hornbill. It is the second largest species of African hornbill, only surpassed by the slightly larger southern ground hornbill. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

10–20% · With luck
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
LC

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus bollei

10–20% · With luck
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

5–10% · With luck
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

<5% · Rare
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

<5% · Rare
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

<5% · Rare
Black-casqued Hornbill
NT

Black-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceratogymna atrata

<5% · Rare
African Pied Hornbill
LC

African Pied Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros fasciatus

<5% · Rare
White-thighed Hornbill
LC

White-thighed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes albotibialis

<5% · Rare
Black Scimitarbill
LC

Black Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros camurus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Northern Ground Hornbill at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
7 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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