African Pygmy-Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Pygmy-Kingfisher in Kafue National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a African Pygmy-Kingfisher sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Pygmy-Kingfisher in Kafue National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for African Pygmy-Kingfisher in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.