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Where to see the Southern Red-billed Hornbill in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Southern Red-billed Hornbill at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
Tockus rufirostris
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When and where to find the Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Hosts have recorded the Southern Red-billed Hornbill at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
- Limpopo
KwaZulu-Natal
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland
KwaZulu-NatalStays in KwaZulu-Natal
North West
Madikwe
North WestStays in North West
Ways to look
Species
Tockus rufirostris
Records
1,853
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Southern Red-billed Hornbill on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Southern Red-billed Hornbill in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Southern Red-billed Hornbill at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Madikwe Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Southern Red-billed Hornbill in South Africa?
The Southern Red-billed Hornbill is most recorded in Limpopo (46% of records), Mpumalanga (41% of records), North West (8% of records), based on 1,853 iNaturalist observations. 21 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Southern Red-billed Hornbill on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Southern Red-billed Hornbill?
The Southern Red-billed Hornbill is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Timbavati Private Nature Reserve: May-Sep, dry season; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Southern Red-billed Hornbill?
The southern red-billed hornbill (Tockus rufirostris) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae, which is native to the savannas and dryer bushlands of southern Africa. It is replaced by a near-relative, the Damara red-billed hornbill, in the arid woodlands of western Namibia. All five red-billed hornbills were formerly considered conspecific.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Every stay on the Southern Red-billed Hornbill page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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