Where to see
Buceros bicornis
Royal Manas National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Hornbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Royal Manas National Park
In Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Hornbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Khao Yai National Park and more
After Royal Manas National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Hornbill are in Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 40%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Yai National Park in Southeast Asia (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Royal Manas National Park (about 60%), March–April, August and December in Khao Yai National Park (about 60%) and September in Kaeng Krachan National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Hornbill on a given day. Each park's Great Hornbill page has the full month-by-month chart.
