Collared Kingfisher
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Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris

Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Bako National Park
59 Verified sightings at Bako National Park From 2019 to 2026
5,690 Verified sightings across all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Collared Kingfisher

The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia. A number of subspecies and subspecies groups have been split from this species including the Pacific kingfisher, the Islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher.

The collared kingfisher was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux in 1780. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle. This was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Alcedo chloris in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The type locality is the island of Buru within Indonesia... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bako National Park

Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
NT

Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceyx erithaca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Ruddy Kingfisher
LC

Ruddy Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon coromanda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Stork-billed Kingfisher
LC

Stork-billed Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelargopsis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
NT

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Actenoides concretus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Blue-throated Bee-eater
LC

Blue-throated Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops viridis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~80%
3 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~70%
4 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~70%
5 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
6 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
7 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
10 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
11 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
12 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
13 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
14 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
15 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
17 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Kingfisher in Bako National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Kingfisher sighting in Bako National Park, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Collared Kingfisher in Bako National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Collared Kingfisher in Bako National Park in our monthly data.

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