Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusHalcyon (Typical Woodland Kingfishers)
- SpeciesHalcyon chelicuti (Striped Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Striped Kingfisher in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Striped Kingfisher sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Striped Kingfisher in Kidepo Valley National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Striped Kingfisher in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.