Malabar Pied Hornbill

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	60–70%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	50–60%
3	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
4	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
5	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
6	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
7	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
8	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
9	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Pied Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park?

About 69% of visitor-days record a Malabar Pied Hornbill sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 305 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Malabar Pied Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Pied Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.