Genus

African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers

Ispidina

2 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
GenusIspidina (African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers)

Species in this group

Ispidina picta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ispidina lecontei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 2	~30%
	African Dwarf Kingfisher			~20%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
2	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~20%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~20%
3	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 2	~20%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~20%
	African Dwarf Kingfisher			<5%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~20%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~20%
5	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~20%
6	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 2	~20%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~20%
	African Dwarf Kingfisher			<5%
7	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
8	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
11	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
13	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
15	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
16	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
17	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
20	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
21	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
23	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
24	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
30	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 2	~30%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~30%
2	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 2	~30%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~30%
	African Dwarf Kingfisher			<5%
3	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
4	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
5	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
6	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
7	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1 of 2	~10%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			~10%
8	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
9	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
10	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
11	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%
12	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Pygmy-Kingfisher			<5%

African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers

Species in this group

African Pygmy-Kingfisher

African Dwarf Kingfisher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked