Black-capped Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

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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	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
3	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
4	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
5	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
6	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
7	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
8	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
9	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
10	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
11	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
12	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
13	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Kingfisher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-capped Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.