Where to see
Megaceryle maxima
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Giant Kingfisher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Kingfisher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kafue National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Giant Kingfisher are in Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 40%), Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 30%) and Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 70%), April in Kafue National Park (about 60%) and July in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Giant Kingfisher on a given day. Each park's Giant Kingfisher page has the full month-by-month chart.
