African Grey Hornbill

Where to see

African Grey Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 31 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Grey Hornbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~70%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
5 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~50%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
7 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
11 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~50%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
15 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
17 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
18 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
23 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
24 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
25 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an African Grey Hornbill?

Waterberg Plateau Park

In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an African Grey Hornbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 31 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an African Grey Hornbill?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are August–September and December in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 80%), December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%) and June in Murchison Falls National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Grey Hornbill on a given day. Each park's African Grey Hornbill page has the full month-by-month chart.