Common 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	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	60–70%
3	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
4	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	40–50%
5	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	40–50%
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
7	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
8	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
9	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
10	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
11	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
12	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
13	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
14	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	20–30%
15	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	20–30%
16	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
17	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
18	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
19	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
20	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
21	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
22	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	10–20%
23	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
24	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
25	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	10–20%
26	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
27	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	0–10%
28	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
29	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	0–10%
30	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
31	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
32	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
33	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
34	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
35	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
36	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
37	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
38	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
39	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
40	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
41	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
42	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
43	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
44	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
45	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
46	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
47	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
48	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	Insufficient data
49	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
50	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
51	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
52	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
53	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
54	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
55	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
56	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
57	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
58	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Common Kingfisher sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Common Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.