Ispidina (African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers)

Genus

African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers

Ispidina

2 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

Species in this group

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

African Dwarf Kingfisher
LC

African Dwarf Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ispidina lecontei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
LC

African Pygmy-Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ispidina picta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see African Dwarf and Pygmy 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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~30%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~20%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~20%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~20%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~20%
6 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~10%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~10%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~10%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
12 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
~10%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
15 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~10%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
<5%
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
19 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
<5%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
22 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
23 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
24 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
25 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
28 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
29 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
30 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
31 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
32 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
33 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
34 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
35 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
37 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
38 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
39 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
40 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
41 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
42 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
43 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
44 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%