Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusAlcedo (Typical River Kingfishers)
- SpeciesAlcedo meninting (Blue-eared Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo euryzona
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides concretus
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Pelargopsis amauroptera
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Red-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis amictus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-eared Kingfisher in Khao Sok National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Blue-eared Kingfisher sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-eared Kingfisher in Khao Sok National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Blue-eared Kingfisher in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.