Bycanistes fistulator
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The piping hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) is a bird in the hornbill family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At about 50 cm (20 in) in length, it is the smallest member of the genus Bycanistes.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Zoo Aquarium de Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Taï National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 74 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.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Piping 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Piping Hornbill sightings, Taï National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 80%).
Same family: Bucerotidae
The closest relatives of the Piping Hornbill that you can see in Taï National Park (family Bucerotidae, Hornbills) are African Pied Hornbill (about 50%), Yellow-casqued Hornbill (about 40%) and Black-casqued Hornbill (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Piping Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Taï 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.
