Woodland Kingfisher

Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park
3 Verified records at Volcanoes National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Woodland Kingfisher at Volcanoes National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
5 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
20–30%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
18 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
19 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
21 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
22 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
23 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
24 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
25 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
26 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
27 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
31 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
36 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
38 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
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