Mountain Kingfisher
Syma megarhyncha
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusSyma
- SpeciesSyma megarhyncha (Mountain Kingfisher)
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Kingfisher in Lorentz National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Mountain Kingfisher sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Kingfisher in Lorentz National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Kingfisher in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.