Actenoides monachus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The green-backed kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae endemic to Indonesia, where it is restricted to north and central Sulawesi, and the islands of Manadotua and Lembeh. It can be found in the protected areas of Lore Lindu, Bogani Nani Wartabone, and Tangkoko Batuangus.
Its natural habitat is dense tropical moist lowland forests up to 900 m elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss by deforestation. The black-headed kingfisher was previously considered part of this species, but was elevated to species status in 2014. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Kingfisher sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 660 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October–November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Kingfisher in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against about 30% in June, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed 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.
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green-backed Kingfisher sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Alcedinidae
The closest relatives of the Green-backed Kingfisher that you can see in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (family Alcedinidae, Kingfishers) are Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher (about 50%), Collared Kingfisher (about 40%) and Sulawesi Kingfisher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Kingfisher is recorded against all the birds logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (660 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.
