Rhinopomastus aterrimus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The black scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus), also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. It is found in many savanna habitats.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Scimitarbill sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 98th most-seen of the 266 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.
April and September–October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Scimitarbill in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August, the lowest month. July has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Scimitarbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Black Scimitarbill sightings, Mole National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 10%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Scimitarbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (85 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.
