Where does the Brown-hooded Kingfisher live?
Halcyon albiventris has 223,497 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1809 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 223,497 records
- 20 places
- 124 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeHalcyon
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: November. 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
18092026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 186,640 | |
| Zimbabwe | 9,016 | |
| Zambia | 6,464 | |
| Tanzania | 4,351 | |
| Mozambique | 4,044 | |
| Eswatini | 3,971 | |
| Botswana | 2,942 | |
| Kenya | 2,693 | |
| Namibia | 1,780 | |
| Malawi | 1,130 | |
| DR Congo | 203 | |
| Angola | 162 | |
| Gabon | 52 | |
| Congo | 35 | |
| Lesotho | 4 | |
| Somalia | 3 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | |
| Uganda | 1 |
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
Pied Kingfisher
538,605 records
Ringed Kingfisher
493,135 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.