Bycanistes fistulator
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The piping hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) is a bird in the hornbill family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At about 50 cm (20 in) in length, it is the smallest member of the genus Bycanistes.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Zoo Aquarium de Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 55th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill in Accra on a given day, against about 10% in February, April–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Piping Hornbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Piping Hornbill sightings, Accra ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lagos (Nigeria, about 10%).
Same family: Bucerotidae
The closest relatives of the Piping Hornbill that you can see in Accra (family Bucerotidae, Hornbills) are African Grey Hornbill (about 60%), Northern Red-billed Hornbill (about 20%) and African Pied Hornbill (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Piping Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (57 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
