Oriental Pied Hornbill
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Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
1,291 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
May 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Pied Hornbill sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 1,291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Great Hornbill
VU

Great Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros bicornis

40–50% · Likely
Wreathed Hornbill
VU

Wreathed Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhyticeros undulatus

30–40% · Possible
Austen's Brown Hornbill
NT

Austen's Brown Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anorrhinus austeni

10–20% · With luck
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
50–60
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
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 Khao Yai National Park?

About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Pied Hornbill sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 1,291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Pied Hornbill in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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