Tockus flavirostris
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 318th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and December–March, the lowest months. April and May have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Yellow-billed 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.
7th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sightings, Kidepo Valley National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 30%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 30%).
Same genus: Tockus
The closest relatives of the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill that you can see in Kidepo Valley National Park (genus Tockus, Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills) are Jackson's Hornbill (about 40%) and Northern Red-billed Hornbill (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Kidepo Valley National Park (5 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.
