Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyBucerotidae (Hornbills)
- GenusTockus (Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills)
- SpeciesTockus flavirostris (Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Tsavo East National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Tsavo East National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.