Giant Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

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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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	50–60%
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
3	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
7	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
13	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
15	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
16	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
19	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
23	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
25	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
28	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
34	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
36	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
37	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Kingfisher in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Giant Kingfisher sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 99 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Kingfisher in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Kingfisher in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.