Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusPelargopsis (Large-billed Kingfishers)
- SpeciesPelargopsis capensis (Stork-billed Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides concretus
Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo euryzona
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 Stork-billed Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 68% of visitor-days record a Stork-billed Kingfisher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 1359 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stork-billed Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
May has the highest sighting rate for Stork-billed Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.