Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusCeryle
- SpeciesCeryle rudis (Pied Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti
Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Kingfisher in Cat Tien National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Pied Kingfisher sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Kingfisher in Cat Tien National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Pied Kingfisher in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.