Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

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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	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
2	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
4	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chocolate-backed Kingfisher in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Chocolate-backed Kingfisher sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chocolate-backed Kingfisher in Murchison Falls National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Chocolate-backed Kingfisher in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.