Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusTockus (Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills)
- SpeciesTockus flavirostris (Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill)
The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Meru National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Grant's Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus granti
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Meru National Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Meru National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Meru National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Meru National Park in our monthly data.