Forest Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

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	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	50–60%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
3	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
4	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
5	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
6	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
7	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Forest Kingfisher in Kakadu National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Forest Kingfisher sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 676 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Forest Kingfisher in Kakadu National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Forest Kingfisher in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.