Woodland Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Ruaha 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	60–70%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
3	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
5	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
11	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
12	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
14	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
15	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
16	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
19	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
20	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
24	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
25	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
26	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
27	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
28	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
29	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Woodland Kingfisher in Ruaha National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Woodland Kingfisher sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Woodland Kingfisher in Ruaha National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Woodland Kingfisher in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.