Bushy-crested Hornbill
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Bushy-crested Hornbill

Anorrhinus galeritus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
327 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The bushy-crested hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus) is a bird in the hornbill family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It lives in groups. Females have a unique nesting behavior in which they stay alone in a mud-covered tree hole during incubation and are fed by other hornbills from outside the nest. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Hornbill sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 327 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Rhinoceros Hornbill
VU Endemic

Rhinoceros Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros rhinoceros

50–60% · Likely
Wreathed Hornbill
VU

Wreathed Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhyticeros undulatus

20–30% · Possible
Helmeted Hornbill
CR Endemic

Helmeted Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinoplax vigil

20–30% · With luck
Black Hornbill
VU Endemic

Black Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracoceros malayanus

10–20% · With luck
Oriental Pied Hornbill
LC

Oriental Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros albirostris

10–20% · With luck
Wrinkled Hornbill
EN

Wrinkled Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus

10–20% · With luck
White-crowned Hornbill
EN

White-crowned Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Berenicornis comatus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
6 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bushy-crested Hornbill in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Hornbill sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 327 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bushy-crested Hornbill in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

July has the highest sighting rate for Bushy-crested Hornbill in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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