Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
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Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

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

The silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) is a large species of hornbill found in Africa. Silvery-cheeked hornbills are residents of the tall evergreen forests of East Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. In Zimbabwe it is threatened by habitat destruction and its presence in South Africa is marginal, but it remains locally fairly common, especially in the northern and central parts of its range. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Trumpeter Hornbill
LC

Trumpeter Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes bucinator

10–20% · With luck
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

30–40% · Possible
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

20–30% · Possible
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus leucomelas

Insufficient data
Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus rufirostris

Insufficient data
Southern Ground-Hornbill
VU

Southern Ground-Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus leadbeateri

30–40% · Possible
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

20–30% · Possible
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

10–20% · With luck
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

Insufficient data
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Silvery-cheeked Hornbill at Gorongosa 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 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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