Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
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Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Awash National Park
23 Verified records at Awash National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Awash National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

Northern Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus erythrorhynchus

30–40% · Possible
Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

10–20% · With luck
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

50–60% · Likely
Hemprich's Hornbill
LC

Hemprich's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros hemprichii

Insufficient data
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

50–60% · Likely
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

20–30% · Possible
Northern Ground Hornbill
VU

Northern Ground Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus abyssinicus

5–10% · With luck
Black-billed Wood Hoopoe
LC

Black-billed Wood Hoopoe

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Phoeniculus somaliensis

5–10% · With luck
Black Scimitarbill
LC

Black Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ 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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Awash National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Awash National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Awash National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Awash National Park in our monthly data.

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