Piping Hornbill
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Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kibale National Park
6 Verified records at Kibale National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The piping hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) is a bird in the hornbill family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At about 50 cm (20 in) in length, it is the smallest member of the genus Bycanistes. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

50–60% · Likely
White-thighed Hornbill
LC

White-thighed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes albotibialis

<5% · Rare
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

20–30% · Possible
African Pied Hornbill
LC

African Pied Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros fasciatus

<5% · Rare
White-crested Hornbill
LC

White-crested Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Horizocerus albocristatus

<5% · Rare
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

<5% · Rare
Black-casqued Hornbill
NT

Black-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceratogymna atrata

Insufficient data
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
LC

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus bollei

<5% · Rare
Northern Ground Hornbill
VU

Northern Ground Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus abyssinicus

<5% · Rare
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

Insufficient data
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

Insufficient data
Forest Woodhoopoe

Forest Woodhoopoe

Bird

Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
20–30%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Piping Hornbill in Kibale National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Piping Hornbill in Kibale National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Piping Hornbill in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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