Tockus flavirostris
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 345 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.
July, September–October and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Yellow-billed 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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sightings, Tsavo East National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 30%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 30%).
Same genus: Tockus
The closest relatives of the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill that you can see in Tsavo East National Park (genus Tockus, Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills) are Northern Red-billed Hornbill (about 70%) and Von der Decken's Hornbill (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo East National Park (131 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.
