Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
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Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
298 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 298 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Northern Red-billed Hornbill
LC

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus erythrorhynchus

80–90% · Very likely
Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

30–40% · Possible
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

20–30% · Possible
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
LC

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus minor

30–40% · Possible
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

20–30% · Possible
African Hoopoe

African Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa africana

20–30% · Possible
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

5–10% · With luck
Violet Wood Hoopoe
LC

Violet Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus damarensis

5–10% · With luck
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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
30–40%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Samburu National Reserve?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 298 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Samburu National Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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