Genus

Typical River Kingfishers

Alcedo

7 species in our catalog · found in 99 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
GenusAlcedo (Typical River Kingfishers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Alcedo atthis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Alcedo meninting

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Alcedo coerulescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Alcedo quadribrachys

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Alcedo semitorquata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Alcedo hercules

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Alcedo euryzona

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical River Kingfishers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~70%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			~70%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			Insufficient data
2	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~70%
	Common Kingfisher			~70%
3	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~60%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			~60%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			Insufficient data
4	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~60%
	Common Kingfisher			~60%
5	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~50%
	Common Kingfisher			~50%
6	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~50%
	Common Kingfisher			~50%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
7	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~50%
	Common Kingfisher			~50%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~50%
	Common Kingfisher			~50%
9	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Common Kingfisher			~40%
10	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Common Kingfisher			~40%
11	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~40%
	Small Blue Kingfisher			~30%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
12	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~30%
	Small Blue Kingfisher			~20%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			~10%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
13	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~30%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			~30%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			Insufficient data
14	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~30%
	Common Kingfisher			~30%
15	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Common Kingfisher			~30%
16	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Common Kingfisher			~30%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
17	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Common Kingfisher			~30%
18	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Common Kingfisher			~30%
19	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Common Kingfisher			~30%
20	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~30%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			~30%
21	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Common Kingfisher			~30%
22	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
23	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
	Blyth's Kingfisher			~10%
24	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
25	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
26	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
27	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
28	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
29	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
30	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
31	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
32	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~20%
33	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~20%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
34	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
35	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
36	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			~10%
37	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
38	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~10%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			~10%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
39	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
40	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			~10%
42	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
43	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			Insufficient data
44	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
45	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
	Blyth's Kingfisher			<5%
46	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
47	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			~10%
48	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
49	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
50	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~10%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			~10%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
51	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
52	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
53	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~10%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
54	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			<5%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
55	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
56	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
57	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
58	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~10%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			~10%
59	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Kingfisher			~10%
60	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
61	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
62	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
63	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
64	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
65	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
66	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
67	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			<5%
68	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			<5%
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			Insufficient data
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
69	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Small Blue Kingfisher			Insufficient data
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
70	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
71	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			<5%
72	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
73	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			<5%
74	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
75	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
76	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
77	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
78	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			<5%
79	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
80	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			Insufficient data
81	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
82	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
83	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
84	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
	Small Blue Kingfisher			Insufficient data
85	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			<5%
86	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
87	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			Insufficient data
88	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
89	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
90	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
91	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
92	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Kingfisher			Insufficient data
93	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			Insufficient data
94	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			Insufficient data
95	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Shining-blue Kingfisher			<5%
96	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Blue-eared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
	Blue-banded Kingfisher			Insufficient data
97	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
98	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data
99	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Half-collared Kingfisher			Insufficient data