Northern Red-billed Hornbill
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Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
36 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found from southern Mauritania through Somalia and northeast Tanzania. There are five species of red-billed hornbills recognized, but all five were once considered conspecific and some authorities still classify the others as subspecies of Tockus erythrorhynchus. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

10–20% · With luck
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus ruahae

5–10% · With luck
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

20–30% · Possible
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

<5% · Rare
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

<5% · Rare
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
LC

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes brevis

<5% · Rare
Southern Ground-Hornbill
VU

Southern Ground-Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus leadbeateri

10–20% · With luck
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

10–20% · With luck
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

5–10% · With luck
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

5–10% · With luck
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

5–10% · With luck
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

<5% · Rare

📅 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 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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
80–90%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
5 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Serengeti National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Serengeti National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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