Giant Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Kingfisher in Selous Game Reserve?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Kingfisher sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Kingfisher in Selous Game Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Giant Kingfisher in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.