Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusCeratogymna (Wattled Hornbills)
- SpeciesCeratogymna atrata (Black-casqued Hornbill)
The black-casqued hornbill (Ceratogymna atrata), or black-casqued wattled hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found fairly commonly across sub-Saharan Africa, being known from Sierra Leone and Liberia in Western Africa (as well as most of the West African nations along the Gulf of Guinea), south to Angola and east to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. They are currently considered of near threatened, and their population is declining. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-casqued Hornbill sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Forest Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus castaneiceps
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-casqued Hornbill in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-casqued Hornbill sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-casqued Hornbill in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black-casqued Hornbill in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.