Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

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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	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
3	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
4	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	30–40%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
12	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
14	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
17	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
19	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
20	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
22	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
25	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
28	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-hooded Kingfisher in Meru National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-hooded Kingfisher sighting in Meru National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-hooded Kingfisher in Meru National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Brown-hooded Kingfisher in Meru National Park in our monthly data.