Alcedo euryzona
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Javan blue-banded kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona), is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae. It is endemic to and found throughout Java, but is thought to be extremely rare due to human pressures such as habitat destruction. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and rivers. Its population is estimated to be just 50-249 individuals, and is believed to be in decline.
It is a small, rather dark kingfisher. The male is highly distinctive, with a broad blue-green band across a white chest. The female is very different, with an all-orange belly; distinguished from the common kingfisher (A. atthis) by an overall duller, darker coloration and the lack of a bright white-and-orange patch behind the eye, its call is piercing similar to the common kingfisher.
The first formal description of the Javan blue-banded kingfisher was by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1830. In his initial publication the binomial name was incorrectly printed as Alcedo cryzona but this was later corrected to Alcedo euryzona. The specific epithet euryzona is from the classical Greek eurus meaning "broad... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-banded Kingfisher sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 260th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-banded Kingfisher in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-banded Kingfisher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blue-banded Kingfisher sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%), Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-banded Kingfisher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (74 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.
