Crested Kingfisher

Crested Kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
5 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Kingfisher in Chitwan National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Crested Kingfisher sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Kingfisher in Chitwan National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Kingfisher in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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