Where does the Blue-breasted Kingfisher live?
Halcyon malimbica has 16,894 records in 33 countries and territories, from 1901 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 16,894 records
- 33 places
- 89 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeHalcyon
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
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.
Records over time
19012026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 4,357 | |
| Uganda | 2,897 | |
| Nigeria | 2,211 | |
| Ghana | 2,208 | |
| Senegal | 1,176 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 536 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 489 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 464 | |
| DR Congo | 445 | |
| Gabon | 309 | |
| Cameroon | 256 | |
| Guinea | 228 | |
| Benin | 225 | |
| Congo | 179 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 156 | |
| Sierra Leone | 156 | |
| Liberia | 146 | |
| Zambia | 135 | |
| Angola | 93 | |
| Central African Republic | 74 | |
| Tanzania | 40 | |
| Burkina Faso | 37 | |
| Togo | 19 | |
| Mali | 18 | |
| Niger | 17 | |
| Ethiopia | 12 | |
| Kenya | 4 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Malawi | 1 | |
| Sudan | 1 | |
| South Sudan | 1 | |
| Chad | 1 | |
| South Africa | 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
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.