Northern Red-billed Hornbill
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Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Meru National Park
78 Verified records at Meru National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found from southern Mauritania through Somalia and northeast Tanzania. There are five species of red-billed hornbills recognized, but all five were once considered conspecific and some authorities still classify the others as subspecies of Tockus erythrorhynchus. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Meru National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

50–60% · Likely
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus flavirostris

20–30% · Possible
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

60–70% · Likely
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

20–30% · Possible
Trumpeter Hornbill
LC

Trumpeter Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes bucinator

20–30% · Possible
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
LC

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes brevis

Insufficient data
Grant's Wood Hoopoe

Grant's Wood Hoopoe

Bird

Phoeniculus granti

Insufficient data
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

20–30% · Possible
Violet Wood Hoopoe
LC

Violet Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus damarensis

10–20% · With luck
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

Insufficient data
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

10–20% · With luck
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
40–50
Sep
80–90
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
80–90%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
5 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Meru National Park?

About 66% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Meru National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Meru National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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