Todiramphus macleayii
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), also known as Macleay's or the blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae, also known as tree kingfishers. It is a predominantly a blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and coastal eastern and Northern Australia. Like many other kingfishers, it hunts invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards.
The forest kingfisher was first described by the naturalists Sir William Jardine and Prideaux John Selby in 1830. It was known for many years by its old scientific name of Halcyon macleayi before being transferred to the genus Todiramphus.
Three subspecies are recognised: T. m. macleayi, the nominate subspecies, is found across the Top End eastwards to the Gulf of Carpentaria. T. m. incinctus, described by John Gould, has a greener tinge to its back and is slightly larger. It is found down the east coast of Australia.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Hunter Valley Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flying High Bird Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Kingfisher sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 570 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 208 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Kingfisher in Daintree National Park on a given day, against about 20% in September, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest 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.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Forest Kingfisher sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Kingfisher is recorded against all the birds logged in Daintree National Park (570 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
