Actenoides concretus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The rufous-collared kingfisher (Actenoides concretus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is 22–25.5 cm (8.7-10.0 inches) long and about 60-90 grams (2.1-3.2 ounces), making it medium-sized among kingfishers. It is mostly blue-green above, with yellow spots on its back. It has a green crown and a black eye mask.
Despite its name, some do not have the rufous breast band. Instead, those individuals have rufous underparts overall. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-collared Kingfisher sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 233 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-collared Kingfisher in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-collared Kingfisher sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-collared Kingfisher sightings, Sepilok ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%), Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 30%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Alcedinidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-collared Kingfisher that you can see in Sepilok (family Alcedinidae, Kingfishers) are Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher (about 40%), Blue-eared Kingfisher (about 30%) and Stork-billed Kingfisher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-collared Kingfisher is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (233 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.
