Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros gingalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Malabar Pied Hornbill
NT

Malabar Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros coronatus

60–70% · Likely
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 190 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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