Northern Red-billed Hornbill
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Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
756 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
January 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 →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 756 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Von der Decken's Hornbill
LC

Von der Decken's Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus deckeni

30–40% · Possible
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
LC

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tockus flavirostris

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

90–100
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Samburu National Reserve?

About 83% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-billed Hornbill sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 756 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Samburu National Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Red-billed Hornbill in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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