African Pied Hornbill

African Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros fasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
8 Verified records at Virunga National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Congo pied hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus) is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. The Congo pied hornbill is native to the Congo Basin. This is a bird of mainly forest habitats. The female lays up to four white eggs in a tree hole, which is blocked off during incubation with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow aperture, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a African Pied Hornbill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Crowned Hornbill
LC

Crowned Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros alboterminatus

5–10% · With luck
African Grey Hornbill
LC

African Grey Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros nasutus

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophoceros camurus

Insufficient data
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
LC

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes subcylindricus

10–20% · With luck
Black-casqued Hornbill
NT

Black-casqued Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceratogymna atrata

<5% · Rare
White-thighed Hornbill
LC

White-thighed Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bycanistes albotibialis

<5% · Rare
Piping Hornbill
LC

Piping Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Bycanistes fistulator

Insufficient data
Black Dwarf Hornbill
LC

Black Dwarf Hornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Horizocerus hartlaubi

Insufficient data
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
LC

White-headed Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus bollei

10–20% · With luck
Common Scimitarbill
LC

Common Scimitarbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

<5% · Rare
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare
Green Wood Hoopoe
LC

Green Wood Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniculus purpureus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
50–60%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Pied Hornbill in Virunga National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a African Pied Hornbill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Pied Hornbill in Virunga National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for African Pied Hornbill in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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