Bushy-crested Hornbill
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Bushy-crested Hornbill

Anorrhinus galeritus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
912 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
August 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Hornbill sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 912 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Oriental Pied Hornbill
LC

Oriental Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros albirostris

80–90% · Very likely
Black Hornbill
VU Endemic

Black Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracoceros malayanus

60–70% · Likely
Rhinoceros Hornbill
VU Endemic

Rhinoceros Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buceros rhinoceros

50–60% · Likely
Wrinkled Hornbill
EN

Wrinkled Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus

40–50% · Likely
White-crowned Hornbill
EN

White-crowned Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Berenicornis comatus

20–30% · Possible
Helmeted Hornbill
CR Endemic

Helmeted Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinoplax vigil

20–30% · Possible
Wreathed Hornbill
VU

Wreathed Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhyticeros undulatus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Bushy-crested Hornbill sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 912 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bushy-crested Hornbill in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bushy-crested Hornbill in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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