Southern Red-billed Hornbill
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Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus rufirostris

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park
442 Verified records at Etosha National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern red-billed hornbill (Tockus rufirostris) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae, which is native to the savannas and dryer bushlands of southern Africa. It is replaced by a near-relative, the Damara red-billed hornbill, in the arid woodlands of western Namibia. All five red-billed hornbills were formerly considered conspecific. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 442 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus leucomelas

50–60% · Likely
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Damara Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus damarensis

20–30% · Possible
Monteiro's Hornbill
LC

Monteiro's Hornbill

Bird

Tockus monteiri

5–10% · With luck
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

40–50% · Likely
Bradfield's Hornbill
LC

Bradfield's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros bradfieldi

<5% · Rare
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

20–30% · Possible
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

10–20% · With luck
Violet Wood Hoopoe
LC

Violet Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus damarensis

10–20% · With luck
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

5–10% · With luck
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Red-billed Hornbill in Etosha National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 442 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Red-billed Hornbill in Etosha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Southern Red-billed Hornbill in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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