Trumpeter Hornbill
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Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Lower Zambezi National Park
72 Verified records at Lower Zambezi National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) is a medium-sized hornbill, with length between 58 and 65 cm (23 and 26 in), characterized by a large grey casque on the bill, smaller in females. The eyes are brown or red, with pink surrounding skin. Body mass is between 0.45 and 1 kg (0.99 and 2.20 lb). It is similar to silvery-cheeked hornbill. Distinguishing features include an all-black back, white belly and white underwing coverts (in flight, wings present white tips), and red facial skin. The trumpeter hornbill is a gregarious bird, usually living in groups of two to five individuals, although sometimes as many as fifty. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Trumpeter Hornbill sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lower Zambezi National Park

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus rufirostris

60–70% · Likely
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

40–50% · Likely
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

20–30% · Possible
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus leucomelas

<5% · Rare
Southern Ground-Hornbill
VU

Southern Ground-Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus leadbeateri

40–50% · Likely
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

30–40% · Possible
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

30–40% · Possible
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
9 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
11 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
21 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Trumpeter Hornbill in Lower Zambezi National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Trumpeter Hornbill sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Trumpeter Hornbill in Lower Zambezi National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Trumpeter Hornbill in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.

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