Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusCeratogymna (Wattled Hornbills)
- SpeciesCeratogymna atrata (Black-casqued Hornbill)
The black-casqued hornbill (Ceratogymna atrata), or black-casqued wattled hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found fairly commonly across sub-Saharan Africa, being known from Sierra Leone and Liberia in Western Africa (as well as most of the West African nations along the Gulf of Guinea), south to Angola and east to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. They are currently considered of near threatened, and their population is declining. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-casqued Hornbill at Murchison Falls National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |