Malachite Kingfisher

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malachite Kingfisher in Kibale National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Malachite Kingfisher sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Malachite Kingfisher in Kibale National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Malachite Kingfisher in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.