Blue-eared Kingfisher
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Blue-eared Kingfisher

Alcedo meninting

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
2 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. It is darker crowned, with darker rufous underparts and lacking the rufous ear stripe of the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) which is found in more open habitats. A number of subspecies have been described that differ in measurement and colour shade. Adult males have an all dark bill while females have a reddish lower mandible. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Common Kingfisher
LC

Common Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcedo atthis

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Kingfisher
LC

White-throated Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Halcyon smyrnensis

60–70% · Likely
Pied Kingfisher
LC

Pied Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ceryle rudis

<5% · Rare
Stork-billed Kingfisher
LC

Stork-billed Kingfisher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pelargopsis capensis

<5% · Rare
Asian Green Bee-eater
LC Endemic

Asian Green Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops orientalis

30–40% · Possible
Indian Roller
NT

Indian Roller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracias benghalensis

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
LC

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops leschenaulti

20–30% · Possible
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
LC

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Merops philippinus

5–10% · With luck
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
LC

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctyornis athertoni

<5% · Rare
Dollarbird
LC

Dollarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurystomus orientalis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-eared Kingfisher at Nagarhole National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
60–70%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
4 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
13 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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