Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Halcyon badia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusHalcyon (Typical Woodland Kingfishers)
- SpeciesHalcyon badia (Chocolate-backed Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
African Dwarf Kingfisher
Ispidina lecontei
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Chocolate-backed Kingfisher at Kibale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |