Lophoceros pallidirostris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The pale-billed hornbill (Lophoceros pallidirostris) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Angola, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Hornbill sighting in Kafue National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 225th most-seen of the 338 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Hornbill in Kafue National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–February, the lowest months. That is one of Kafue National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 290 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-billed Hornbill sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pale-billed Hornbill sightings, Kafue National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%).
Same genus: Lophoceros
The closest relatives of the Pale-billed Hornbill that you can see in Kafue National Park (genus Lophoceros, Whistling Hornbills) are African Grey Hornbill (about 40%) and Crowned Hornbill (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-billed Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Kafue National Park (25 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
