Where to see
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Selous Game Reserve leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crowned Hornbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Selous Game Reserve
In Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mana Pools National Park and more
After Selous Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Crowned Hornbill are in Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%), Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 50%) and Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November and December in Mana Pools National Park (about 70%) and August and November–December in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crowned Hornbill on a given day. Each park's Crowned Hornbill page has the full month-by-month chart.
