Wreathed Hornbill

Wreathed Hornbill

Rhyticeros undulatus

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

The wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) is an Old World tropical bird of the hornbill family Bucerotidae, also called bar-pouched wreathed hornbill due to its distinctive blue-black band on its lower throat sac. It is named after its characteristic long, curved bill that develops ridges, or wreaths, on the casque of the upper mandible in adults. Males are black with a rufous crown, a white upper breast and face, and a yellow featherless throat. Females are uniformly black with a blue throat and are slightly smaller than males. The wreathed hornbill ranges across the foothills and evergreen forests of Northeast India and Bhutan to Bangladesh, Southeast Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. It is a frugivore and feeds mainly on large fruits, which it swallows whole leaving the seeds intact. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Wreathed Hornbill sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 385 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
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 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
9 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
10 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
12 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
14 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wreathed Hornbill in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Wreathed Hornbill sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 385 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wreathed Hornbill in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Wreathed Hornbill in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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