Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park
18 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It has a brown head and blackish and turquoise wings. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, scrubland, forest edges, and also suburban areas. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Kingfisher sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
10 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
30–40%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
14 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
17 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
21 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
26 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-hooded Kingfisher in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Kingfisher sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-hooded Kingfisher in Lake Manyara National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Brown-hooded Kingfisher in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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