Von der Decken's Hornbill
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Von der Decken's Hornbill

Tockus deckeni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
56 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni) is a hornbill found in East Africa, especially to the east of the East African Rift, from Ethiopia south to Tanzania. It is found mainly in thorn scrub and similar arid habitats. Jackson's hornbill is often treated as a subspecies of it. It was named after the German explorer Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken (1833–1865). Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Von der Decken's Hornbill sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park

Northern Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus erythrorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus ruahae

<5% · Rare
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
LC

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes brevis

60–70% · Likely
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

50–60% · Likely
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

30–40% · Possible
Trumpeter Hornbill
LC

Trumpeter Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes bucinator

<5% · Rare
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

10–20% · With luck
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

5–10% · With luck
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
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 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Von der Decken's Hornbill in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Von der Decken's Hornbill sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Von der Decken's Hornbill in Lake Manyara National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Von der Decken's Hornbill in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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