Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

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	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	20–30%
2	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	20–30%
3	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	10–20%
4	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
5	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
6	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
7	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
8	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
9	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
10	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
11	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
12	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
13	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
14	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
15	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.