Gray-headed Kingfisher
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Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
2 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) is a species of bird in the kingfisher family, Alcedinidae. It is found across large parts of Africa and southern Arabia, from Mauritania through Senegal and the Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia, and south all the way through to South Africa. It is also found in islands off the African coast such as the Cape Verde islands and Zanzibar. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Striped Kingfisher
LC

Striped Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon chelicuti

<5% · Rare
Malachite Kingfisher
LC

Malachite Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythornis cristatus

<5% · Rare
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

<5% · Rare
Giant Kingfisher
LC

Giant Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle maxima

Insufficient data
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
LC

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops oreobates

30–40% · Possible
European Bee-eater
LC

European Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops apiaster

5–10% · With luck
Lilac-breasted Roller
LC

Lilac-breasted Roller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracias caudatus

<5% · Rare
Little Bee-eater
LC

Little Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops pusillus

<5% · Rare
White-fronted Bee-eater
LC

White-fronted Bee-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Merops bullockoides

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Gray-headed Kingfisher at Aberdare National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
11 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
18 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
20 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
26 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
28 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
29 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
30 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
31 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
32 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
33 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
34 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
35 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
40 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
41 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
42 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
45 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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