Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusBycanistes (Bycanistes Hornbills)
- SpeciesBycanistes fistulator (Piping Hornbill)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Taï National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
White-crested Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus
Black Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus hartlaubi
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Forest Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus castaneiceps
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Piping Hornbill in Taï National Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Taï National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Piping Hornbill in Taï National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Piping Hornbill in Taï National Park in our monthly data.