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 Semuliki National Park
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
African Dwarf Kingfisher
Ispidina lecontei
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Halcyon badia
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis
📅 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 Semuliki National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Pied Kingfisher sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Kingfisher in Semuliki National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pied Kingfisher in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.