Black Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus hartlaubi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusHorizocerus (Little and Long-tailed Hornbills)
- SpeciesHorizocerus hartlaubi (Black Dwarf Hornbill)
The western dwarf hornbill (Horizocerus hartlaubi) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the eastern dwarf hornbill (Horizocerus granti) with the English name "black dwarf hornbill". Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Dwarf Hornbill sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
White-crested Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Northern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Dwarf Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Black Dwarf Hornbill sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Dwarf Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Dwarf Hornbill in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.