Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Where to see

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

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Mana Pools National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Southern Red-billed Hornbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~70%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~60%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~30%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Southern Red-billed Hornbill?

Mana Pools National Park

In Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Red-billed Hornbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Southern Red-billed Hornbill?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November in Mana Pools National Park (about 90%), November in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 80%) and November in Liwonde National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Southern Red-billed Hornbill on a given day. Each park's Southern Red-billed Hornbill page has the full month-by-month chart.