Striped Kingfisher

Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Kingfisher in Kruger National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Striped Kingfisher sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 646 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Striped Kingfisher in Kruger National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Striped Kingfisher in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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