Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucorvidae
- GenusBucorvus (Ground Hornbills)
- SpeciesBucorvus abyssinicus (Northern Ground Hornbill)
The Abyssinian ground hornbill or northern ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) is an African bird, found north of the equator, and is one of two species of ground hornbill. It is the second largest species of African hornbill, only surpassed by the slightly larger southern ground hornbill. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Ground Hornbill at Queen Elizabeth National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |