What Animal Lives Where

Where has the White-thighed Hornbill been recorded?

Bycanistes albotibialis occurrence evidence comes from 11 records in 4 countries and territories, from 1943 to 2025. Most records come from Uganda.

White-thighed Hornbill
White-thighed Hornbill — Photo (display-sized rendition): Elliot, Daniel Giraud · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
AvesBucerotiformesBucerotidaeBycanistes

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

11 records across 4 countries and territories, 1943–2025.

Bycanistes albotibialis · GBIF taxon key 5788445

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19432025

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where White-thighed Hornbill has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for White-thighed Hornbill. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Uganda 4
Cameroon 3
Central African Republic 2
Congo 2

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.