Piping Hornbill
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Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
289 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The piping hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) is a bird in the hornbill family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At about 50 cm (20 in) in length, it is the smallest member of the genus Bycanistes. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 289 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

30–40% · Possible
White-thighed Hornbill
LC

White-thighed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes albotibialis

10–20% · With luck
African Pied Hornbill
LC

African Pied Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros fasciatus

60–70% · Likely
Black-casqued Hornbill
NT

Black-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceratogymna atrata

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros camurus

50–60% · Likely
White-crested Hornbill
LC

White-crested Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Horizocerus albocristatus

30–40% · Possible
Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

5–10% · With luck
Black Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Black Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Horizocerus hartlaubi

<5% · Rare
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

Insufficient data
Northern Ground Hornbill
VU

Northern Ground Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
50–60
Nov
80–90
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
20–30%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Piping Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?

About 76% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Hornbill sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 289 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Piping Hornbill in Semuliki National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Piping Hornbill in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.

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