Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
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Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
312 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) is a large species of hornbill found in Africa. Silvery-cheeked hornbills are residents of the tall evergreen forests of East Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. In Zimbabwe it is threatened by habitat destruction and its presence in South Africa is marginal, but it remains locally fairly common, especially in the northern and central parts of its range. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Silvery-cheeked Hornbill sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Trumpeter Hornbill
LC

Trumpeter Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes bucinator

<5% · Rare
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

5–10% · With luck
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

5–10% · With luck
Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

5–10% · With luck
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus erythrorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus ruahae

<5% · Rare
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus flavirostris

Insufficient data
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

10–20% · With luck
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

10–20% · With luck
Southern Ground-Hornbill
VU

Southern Ground-Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus leadbeateri

5–10% · With luck
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

5–10% · With luck
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
14 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Silvery-cheeked Hornbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Silvery-cheeked Hornbill sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Silvery-cheeked Hornbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

September has the highest sighting rate for Silvery-cheeked Hornbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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