Lophoceros pallidirostris
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Hornbill sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Hornbill in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and October, the lowest months. That is one of Mikumi National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 200 mm in April.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pale-billed Hornbill sightings, Mikumi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%) and Kafue National Park (Zambia, under 5%).
Same genus: Lophoceros
The closest relatives of the Pale-billed Hornbill that you can see in Mikumi National Park (genus Lophoceros, Whistling Hornbills) are African Grey Hornbill (about 30%) 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 Mikumi National Park (54 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.
