Corythornis (African River Kingfishers)

Genus

African River Kingfishers

Corythornis

4 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

Species in this group

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

Malagasy Kingfisher
LC

Malagasy Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythornis vintsioides

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Malachite Kingfisher
LC

Malachite Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythornis cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
White-bellied Kingfisher
LC

White-bellied Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corythornis leucogaster

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher
LC Endemic

Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corythornis madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~20%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see African 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 2
~60%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~50%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~50%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~40%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~40%
6 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~40%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~30%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
13 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~20%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
15 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~20%
20 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~20%
21 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~20%
22 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 2
~20%
23 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~10%
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
25 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
27 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
28 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
29 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
30 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
~10%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
32 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~10%
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
35 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
~10%
36 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
37 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
38 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
39 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
40 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
41 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
42 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
43 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
44 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
45 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
46 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
47 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
48 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
49 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
50 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
51 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
52 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
53 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
54 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%