African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusIspidina (African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers)
- SpeciesIspidina picta (African Pygmy-Kingfisher)
The African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
African Dwarf Kingfisher
Ispidina lecontei
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Halcyon badia
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis
Whitethroated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of African Pygmy-Kingfisher at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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