Sacred 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	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
2	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
3	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
5	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
6	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
7	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
8	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
9	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
10	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
11	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
12	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
13	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
14	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
15	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
16	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
17	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
18	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
19	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
20	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
21	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
22	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
23	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
24	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 21% of visitor-days record a Sacred Kingfisher sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 287 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Sacred Kingfisher in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.