Bycanistes fistulator
Silhouette: Charles J. Sharp and T. Michael Keesey · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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.
Piping hornbill, sound recordings, xeno-canto
| # | 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 | |
| 4 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| # | 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–March and June, 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Piping Hornbill sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 80%), Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 30%) and Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Piping Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (109 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.
