Where to see
Anthracoceros malayanus
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black Hornbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
In Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Malaysia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black Hornbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Sepilok and more
After Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a Black Hornbill are in Sepilok (Malaysia, about 60%), Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia, about 20%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and June–July in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (about 70%), June, August and October in Sepilok (about 70%) and October and December in Tanjung Puting National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black Hornbill on a given day. Each park's Black Hornbill page has the full month-by-month chart.
