Collared Kingfisher
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Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
453 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia. A number of subspecies and subspecies groups have been split from this species including the Pacific kingfisher, the Islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Kingfisher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 453 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Blue-eared Kingfisher
LC

Blue-eared Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcedo meninting

60–70% · Likely
Stork-billed Kingfisher
LC

Stork-billed Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelargopsis capensis

60–70% · Likely
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
NT

Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceyx erithaca

20–30% · With luck
Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

10–20% · With luck
Ruddy Kingfisher
LC

Ruddy Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Halcyon coromanda

5–10% · With luck
Black-capped Kingfisher
VU

Black-capped Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon pileata

<5% · Rare
Banded Kingfisher
LC

Banded Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lacedo pulchella

<5% · Rare
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
NT

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Actenoides concretus

<5% · Rare
Blue-banded Kingfisher
CR

Blue-banded Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo euryzona

Insufficient data
White-throated Kingfisher
LC

White-throated Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon smyrnensis

Insufficient data
Dollarbird
LC

Dollarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus orientalis

60–70% · Likely
Blue-throated Bee-eater
LC

Blue-throated Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops viridis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
80–90%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
80–90%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
60–70%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Kingfisher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 453 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Collared Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

June has the highest sighting rate for Collared Kingfisher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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