Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
GenusHalcyon (Typical Woodland Kingfishers)
SpeciesHalcyon chelicuti (Striped Kingfisher)

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overall probability at Etosha National Park

3 Verified records at Etosha National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The striped kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) is a species of bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily. It was first described by Edward, Lord Stanley, in Salt's Voyage to Abyssinia in 1814 as "Chelicut kingfisher" Alaudo Chelicuti. The genus name Halcyon comes from a bird in Greek legend generally associated with the kingfisher. There was an ancient belief that the halcyon nested on the sea, which it calmed in order to lay its eggs on a floating nest. The species' name chelicuti derives from Chelicut in Ethiopia, the location at which Stanley's type specimen was obtained. This is a highly territorial bird which will chase off not only others of the same species, but also shrikes, doves and rollers. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Halcyon leucocephala

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Corythornis cristatus

Coracias caudatus

Coracias naevius

Merops hirundineus

Merops apiaster

Coracias garrulus

Merops superciliosus

Merops pusillus

Merops persicus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Striped Kingfisher at Etosha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

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Striped Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher

Lilac-breasted Roller

Rufous-crowned Roller

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

European Roller

Madagascar Bee-eater

Little Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found