Great Hornbill
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Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Periyar National Park
4 Verified records at Periyar National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is predominantly frugivorous, but also preys on small mammals, reptiles, and birds. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2018. It is known to have lived for nearly 50 years in captivity. Due to its large size and colour, and importance in many tribal cultures and rituals, the Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state bird. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Malabar Grey Hornbill
VU Endemic

Malabar Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros griseus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Grey Hornbill
LC

Indian Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros birostris

Insufficient data
Malabar Pied Hornbill
NT

Malabar Pied Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthracoceros coronatus

Insufficient data
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Great Hornbill at Periyar National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
50–60%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
10 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
11 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
13 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
14 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
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