Mountain Kingfisher

Mountain Kingfisher

Syma megarhyncha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Lorentz National Park
35 Verified records at Lorentz National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The mountain kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae in the family Alcedinidae. Adult males are 21–24 cm (8.3–9.4 in) long, and have a rufous head and underparts, greenish-blue upperparts, a dark blue tail, and black flight feathers. They also have dark neck patches and loral patches. Females have dark crowns and the neck patches join at the nape. It is similar to the yellow-billed kingfisher, but can be distinguished by its larger size and a proportionally larger bill, along with a dark ridge along its culmen. It is endemic to New Guinea, where it is found through most of the New Guinea Highlands, except for the Bird's Head Peninsula. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Kingfisher sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park

Yellow-billed Kingfisher
LC

Yellow-billed Kingfisher

Bird

Syma torotoro

Insufficient data
Sacred Kingfisher
LC Endemic

Sacred Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Todiramphus sanctus

10–20% · With luck
Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher
LC

Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher

Bird

Ceyx solitarius

Insufficient data
Little Kingfisher

Little Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceyx pusillus

Insufficient data
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra
LC

Rufous-bellied Kookaburra

Bird

Dacelo gaudichaud

Insufficient data
Dollarbird
LC

Dollarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus orientalis

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Kingfisher in Lorentz National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Kingfisher sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Kingfisher in Lorentz National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Kingfisher in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.

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