Like many other Namibian near-endemics, the Damara Hornbill occurs in the central to north-western regions of Namibia, in dry Acacia savannah to stony Mopane woodland habitat, north into escarpment areas of Angola and eastwards through Etosha National Park as far as Tsumeb, where some hybrids occur. The centre of this contact zone is south of Halali, with birds in Omaruru, Kamanjab and Windhoek being pure Damara Hornbills.