Where does the Pied Kingfisher live?
Ceryle rudis has 538,634 records in 83 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from India.
- 538,634 records
- 83 places
- 143 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeCeryle
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18392026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 172,655 | |
| South Africa | 147,526 | |
| Israel | 42,512 | |
| Kenya | 21,798 | |
| Uganda | 15,872 | |
| Botswana | 11,195 | |
| Gambia | 9,303 | |
| Taiwan | 9,249 | |
| Sri Lanka | 7,964 | |
| Hong Kong | 7,844 | |
| Zambia | 7,549 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6,986 | |
| Namibia | 6,422 | |
| Tanzania | 6,289 | |
| Egypt | 5,820 | |
| Senegal | 5,393 | |
| China | 5,063 | |
| Nepal | 4,175 | |
| Rwanda | 3,668 | |
| Thailand | 3,598 | |
| Ethiopia | 3,545 | |
| Ghana | 3,280 | |
| Türkiye | 3,253 | |
| Cambodia | 3,078 | |
| Mozambique | 2,809 | |
| Bangladesh | 2,372 | |
| Nigeria | 1,918 | |
| Malawi | 1,719 | |
| Pakistan | 1,589 | |
| Eswatini | 1,435 | |
| Vietnam | 1,381 | |
| DR Congo | 1,230 | |
| Benin | 1,107 | |
| Iran | 997 | |
| Kuwait | 732 | |
| Jordan | 666 | |
| Angola | 599 | |
| Iraq | 575 | |
| Congo | 491 | |
| Burkina Faso | 469 |
Showing the top 40 of 83 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Alcedinidae.
Belted Kingfisher
7,044,880 records
Common Kingfisher
2,586,380 records
White-throated Kingfisher
1,363,084 records
Laughing Kookaburra
1,326,925 records
Sacred Kingfisher
567,584 records
Ringed Kingfisher
493,135 records
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
223,484 records
Collared Kingfisher
155,162 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.