Oriental Pied Hornbill
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Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
471 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) is an Indo-Malayan pied hornbill, a large canopy-dwelling bird belonging to the family Bucerotidae. Two other common names for this species are Sunda pied hornbill (convexus) and Malaysian pied hornbill. The oriental pied hornbill is considered to be among the smallest and most common of the Asian hornbills. It has the largest distribution in the genus and occurs in the Indian subcontinent and throughout Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its diet includes fruit, insects, shellfish, small reptiles and small mammals and birds including their eggs. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Pied Hornbill sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 471 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Great Hornbill
VU

Great Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros bicornis

5–10% · With luck
Indian Grey Hornbill
LC

Indian Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros birostris

<5% · Rare
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
80–90%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
60–70%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
60–70%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
50–60%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
9 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
12 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
14 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
15 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
17 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Pied Hornbill in Chitwan National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Pied Hornbill sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 471 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Pied Hornbill in Chitwan National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Pied Hornbill in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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