Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusAlcedo (Typical River Kingfishers)
- SpeciesAlcedo atthis (Common Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo euryzona
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides concretus
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis
📅 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 Common Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Common Kingfisher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 262 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.