Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusCeryle
- SpeciesCeryle rudis (Pied Kingfisher)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
📅 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 Pied Kingfisher in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Pied Kingfisher sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 132 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Kingfisher in Pilanesberg National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pied Kingfisher in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.