Halcyon senegaloides
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The mangrove kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides) is a kingfisher in the genus Halcyon. It is similar in appearance to the woodland kingfisher. It is found along the eastern coastline of Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, along rivers, and in estuaries and mangrove. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.
This species was described by Andrew Smith in 1834, using a specimen collected around Port Natal (now Durban). It is a close relative of the woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis). The mangrove kingfisher is a monotypic species. Northern populations are sometimes separated as subspecies ranivorus, but the differences do not appear to be large enough.
The mangrove kingfisher is about 22 cm (8.7 in) long. The male and female are alike. The head is dark grey-brown, with black lores and a narrow white line above the eye, and the cheeks and sides of the neck are brown-grey. The grey breast and flanks are vermiculated (having dense, irregular lines). There is a black patch under the wing. The rest of the plumage is similar to the woodland kingfisher, having black and blue covert and flight... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Kingfisher sighting in Zanzibar City on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 86 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Kingfisher in Zanzibar City on a given day, against about 10% in August and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mangrove Kingfisher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mangrove Kingfisher sightings, Zanzibar City has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Mombasa (Kenya, about 10%) and Durban (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Alcedinidae
The closest relatives of the Mangrove Kingfisher that you can see in Zanzibar City (family Alcedinidae, Kingfishers) are Pied Kingfisher (about 60%) and Malachite Kingfisher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mangrove Kingfisher is recorded against all the birds logged in Zanzibar City (53 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
