Stork-billed Kingfisher

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
60–70%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
11 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
0–10%
17 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
0–10%
18 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
19 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
20 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
22 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
23 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
25 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
26 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
27 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
28 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stork-billed Kingfisher in Bandhavgarh National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Stork-billed Kingfisher sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 115 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Stork-billed Kingfisher in Bandhavgarh National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Stork-billed Kingfisher in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.

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