Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros alboterminatus (Crowned Hornbill)
The crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) is an African hornbill. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Meru National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Grant's Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus granti
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Violet Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Hornbill in Meru National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Meru National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Hornbill in Meru National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Hornbill in Meru National Park in our monthly data.