Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusLophoceros (Whistling Hornbills)
- SpeciesLophoceros alboterminatus (Crowned Hornbill)
The crowned hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) is an African hornbill. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Hornbill in Selous Game Reserve?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Hornbill sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Hornbill in Selous Game Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Hornbill in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.