Corythornis (African River Kingfishers)

Species in this group

LC

Corythornis vintsioides

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Corythornis cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Corythornis madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African River Kingfishers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 3	~60%
	Malagasy Kingfisher			~50%
	Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher			~20%
2	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 3	~50%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~50%
3	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 3	~40%
	Malagasy Kingfisher			~30%
	Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher			~20%
4	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~40%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~40%
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~40%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~40%
6	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~40%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~40%
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~40%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~40%
8	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~30%
9	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~30%
10	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~30%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~30%
12	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
13	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
16	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
19	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
21	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 3	~10%
	Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
	Malagasy Kingfisher			~10%
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
23	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
28	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
30	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
31	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~10%
	Malagasy Kingfisher			~10%
32	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
33	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
34	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
35	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
36	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
37	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
38	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
39	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
40	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
42	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
43	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
44	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
45	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
46	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
47	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
48	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
49	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
50	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
51	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
52	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~60%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~60%
2	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~50%
	Malagasy Kingfisher			~50%
3	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~30%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~30%
4	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 3	~30%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~30%
5	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 3	~20%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~20%
6	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
7	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
8	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
9	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
10	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
11	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
12	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
13	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
14	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
15	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
16	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
17	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
18	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Malachite Kingfisher			~10%
19	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
20	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%
21	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	Malachite Kingfisher			<5%

African River Kingfishers

Species in this group

Malagasy Kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher

Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African River Kingfishers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked