Where to see
Corythornis cristatus
Liwonde National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Malachite Kingfisher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 18 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Liwonde National Park
In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Malachite Kingfisher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Niokolo-Koba National Park and more
After Liwonde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Malachite Kingfisher are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Liwonde National Park (about 60%), April in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 70%) and June in Nairobi National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Malachite Kingfisher on a given day. Each park's Malachite Kingfisher page has the full month-by-month chart.
