Where does the Chocolate-backed Kingfisher live?
Halcyon badia has 4,690 records in 15 countries and territories, from 1856 to 2026. Most records come from Ghana.
- 4,690 records
- 15 places
- 76 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeHalcyon
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,644 | |
| Uganda | 1,196 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 454 | |
| DR Congo | 360 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 293 | |
| Gabon | 192 | |
| Cameroon | 141 | |
| Congo | 109 | |
| Sierra Leone | 95 | |
| Liberia | 76 | |
| Central African Republic | 49 | |
| Nigeria | 47 | |
| Angola | 25 | |
| Guinea | 7 | |
| Sudan | 2 |
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
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
223,484 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.