Von der Decken's Hornbill

Where to see

Von der Decken's Hornbill

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Tarangire National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Von der Decken's Hornbill during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Von der Decken's Hornbill?

Tarangire National Park

In Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Von der Decken's Hornbill sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Von der Decken's Hornbill?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November in Tarangire National Park (about 80%), July and October in Tsavo West National Park (about 90%) and January–February and June–July in Mkomazi National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Von der Decken's Hornbill on a given day. Each park's Von der Decken's Hornbill page has the full month-by-month chart.