Lophoceros pallidirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Hornbill sighting in Liwonde National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 267 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Hornbill in Liwonde National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September–January, the lowest months. Those are among Liwonde National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pale-billed Hornbill sightings, Liwonde National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
Same genus: Lophoceros
The closest relatives of the Pale-billed Hornbill that you can see in Liwonde National Park (genus Lophoceros, Whistling Hornbills) are African Grey Hornbill (about 50%) and Crowned Hornbill (about 30%), 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 Liwonde National Park (20 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.
