Lophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)

Genus

Whistling Hornbills

Lophoceros

7 species in our catalog · found in 52 parks

Species in this group

African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
African Pied Hornbill
LC

African Pied Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros camurus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Bradfield's Hornbill
LC

Bradfield's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros bradfieldi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Pale-billed Hornbill
LC

Pale-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros pallidirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Hemprich's Hornbill
LC

Hemprich's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros hemprichii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~40%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Whistling Hornbills

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
3 of 7
~80%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
2 of 7
~80%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
3 of 7
~70%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 7
~70%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 7
~70%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
2 of 7
~70%
7 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
~70%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
~70%
9 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
2 of 7
~70%
10 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
3 of 7
~70%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
3 of 7
~60%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
2 of 7
~60%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
2 of 7
~60%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
3 of 7
~60%
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
~60%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
3 of 7
~60%
17 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
1 of 7
~50%
18 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
1 of 7
~50%
19 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
2 of 7
~50%
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
~50%
21 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 7
~50%
22 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
2 of 7
~50%
23 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
2 of 7
~50%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
~40%
25 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 7
~40%
26 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
2 of 7
~40%
27 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
2 of 7
~40%
28 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 7
~40%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
~40%
30 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 7
~40%
31 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
1 of 7
~40%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
~30%
33 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 7
~30%
34 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
~20%
35 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
~20%
36 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
1 of 7
~20%
37 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 7
~20%
38 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 7
~20%
39 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
~10%
40 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 7
~10%
41 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
~10%
42 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 7
~10%
43 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
~10%
44 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 of 7
~10%
45 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 7
~10%
46 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 7
~10%
47 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 7
~10%
48 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
<5%
49 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 7
<5%
50 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 7
<5%
51 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
2 of 7
<5%
52 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
1 of 7
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
2 of 7
~60%
2 Maiduguri 🇳🇬 Nigeria
1 of 7
~40%
3 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
2 of 7
~40%
4 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
3 of 7
~30%
5 Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
1 of 7
~30%
6 Abidjan 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
1 of 7
~20%
7 Lomé 🇹🇬 Togo
1 of 7
~20%
8 Yaoundé 🇨🇲 Cameroon
1 of 7
~20%
9 Lagos 🇳🇬 Nigeria
2 of 7
~20%
10 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
~20%
11 Abuja 🇳🇬 Nigeria
1 of 7
~10%
12 Kumasi 🇬🇭 Ghana
1 of 7
~10%
13 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
~10%
14 Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 7
<5%
15 Dakar 🇸🇳 Senegal
1 of 7
<5%
16 Maputo 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 7
<5%
17 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 7
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
2 Antwerp Zoo 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
3 Liberec Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
4 Parc des oiseaux 🇫🇷 France In captivity
5 Saitama Children's Zoo 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
6 Wrocław Zoological Garden 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
7 Attica Zoological Park 🇬🇷 Greece In captivity
8 Ueno Zoo 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
9 Bird Paradise 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
10 Rainforest Wild Asia 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
11 Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
12 Inokashira Park Zoo 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
13 Las Águilas Jungle Park 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
14 African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary 🇿🇦 South Africa In captivity
15 World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park 🇿🇦 South Africa In captivity
16 Montecasino Bird Gardens 🇿🇦 South Africa In captivity
17 Zoo Lagos 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
18 Ōmiya Park Zoo 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
19 Africarium 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
20 Volière 🇨🇭 Switzerland In captivity
21 Aquatopia 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
22 terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity