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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
📅 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Pied Kingfisher sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Kingfisher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Pied Kingfisher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.