Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

Lophoceros camurus

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Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Semuliki National Park

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

221 Verified sightings at Semuliki National Park From 2019 to 2026
221 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

The red-billed dwarf hornbill (Lophoceros camurus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is distributed across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Congo (Democratic Republic) · 2025

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Gabon · 2022

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Cameroon · 2019

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 221 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?

February

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 30% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Semuliki National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 140 mm in May.

What time of day is best to see a Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill?

Only Semuliki National Park, in our data

Semuliki National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill live in Semuliki National Park?

Same genus: Lophoceros

The closest relatives of the Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill that you can see in Semuliki National Park (genus Lophoceros, Whistling Hornbills) are African Pied Hornbill (about 60%) and Crowned Hornbill (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (221 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.

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