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Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusTockus (Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills)
- SpeciesTockus erythrorhynchus (Northern Red-billed Hornbill)
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
54 Verified sightings at Awash National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,662 In all 12 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Northern Red-billed Hornbill
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.
(Southern) Red-billed hornbill – Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Awash National Park
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Awash National Park?
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Awash National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Awash National Park?
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Awash National Park on a given day, against about 20% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Awash National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 10 mm in January. February–March, May and September have too few records to rate.
What time of day is best to see a Northern Red-billed Hornbill?
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Red-billed Hornbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Awash National Park the best place to see a Northern Red-billed Hornbill?
7th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Northern Red-billed Hornbill sightings, Awash National Park ranks 7th at about 40%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 80%), Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 80%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Northern Red-billed Hornbill live in Awash National Park?
Same genus: Tockus
The closest relatives of the Northern Red-billed Hornbill that you can see in Awash National Park (genus Tockus, Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills) are Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (about 20%) and Von der Decken's Hornbill (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Red-billed Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Awash National Park (54 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
