Where to see
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Murchison Falls National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Ground Hornbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 4 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 5 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
Murchison Falls National Park
In Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Ground Hornbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kidepo Valley National Park and more
After Murchison Falls National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Ground Hornbill are in Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 50%), Chinko Conservation Area (Central African Republic, about 40%) and Mole National Park (Ghana, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Murchison Falls National Park (about 70%), October and December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 60%) and June and December in Chinko Conservation Area (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Ground Hornbill on a given day. Each park's Northern Ground Hornbill page has the full month-by-month chart.
