Stork-billed 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	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	60–70%
2	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	30–40%
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
4	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	30–40%
5	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
6	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
7	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
9	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
10	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
11	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	10–20%
12	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
13	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
14	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
15	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
16	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0–10%
17	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
18	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
19	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
20	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
21	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
22	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
23	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
24	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
25	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
26	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
27	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
28	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stork-billed Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Stork-billed Kingfisher sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Stork-billed Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Stork-billed Kingfisher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.