Gray-headed Kingfisher

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
488 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) is a species of bird in the kingfisher family, Alcedinidae. It is found across large parts of Africa and southern Arabia, from Mauritania through Senegal and the Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia, and south all the way through to South Africa. It is also found in islands off the African coast such as the Cape Verde islands and Zanzibar. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Kingfisher sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 488 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
11 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
18 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
20 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
26 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
28 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
29 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
30 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
31 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
32 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
33 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
34 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
35 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
40 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
41 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
42 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
45 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Kingfisher in Tarangire National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Kingfisher sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 488 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-headed Kingfisher in Tarangire National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Kingfisher in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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