Malabar Pied Hornbill
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Malabar Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros coronatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
305 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), also known as the lesser pied hornbill, is a bird in the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Pied Hornbill sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 305 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
LC

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ocyceros gingalensis

40–50% · Likely
Common Hoopoe
LC

Common Hoopoe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upupa epops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Pied Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park?

About 69% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Pied Hornbill sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 305 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malabar Pied Hornbill in Wilpattu National Park?

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

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