Woodland Kingfisher

Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Gonarezhou National Park
22 Verified records at Gonarezhou National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Kingfisher sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
20–30%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
18 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
19 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
21 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
22 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
23 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
24 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
25 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
26 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
27 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
31 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
36 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
38 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Woodland Kingfisher in Gonarezhou National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Kingfisher sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Woodland Kingfisher in Gonarezhou National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Woodland Kingfisher in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.

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