Where does the Woodland Kingfisher live?
Halcyon senegalensis has 112,379 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 112,379 records
- 44 places
- 124 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeHalcyon
When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 57,008 | |
| Uganda | 14,102 | |
| Ghana | 4,817 | |
| Kenya | 4,254 | |
| Botswana | 4,144 | |
| Tanzania | 3,613 | |
| Nigeria | 3,263 | |
| Namibia | 2,231 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,967 | |
| Gambia | 1,953 | |
| Zambia | 1,618 | |
| Rwanda | 1,524 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1,449 | |
| Cameroon | 1,089 | |
| Gabon | 926 | |
| DR Congo | 916 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 906 | |
| Benin | 800 | |
| Eswatini | 782 | |
| Senegal | 707 | |
| Congo | 703 | |
| Mozambique | 696 | |
| Malawi | 560 | |
| Angola | 469 | |
| Liberia | 442 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 278 | |
| Togo | 209 | |
| Sierra Leone | 182 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 150 | |
| Guinea | 131 | |
| Burundi | 108 | |
| Central African Republic | 90 | |
| Chad | 88 | |
| Burkina Faso | 61 | |
| South Sudan | 43 | |
| Niger | 39 | |
| Mali | 34 | |
| Sudan | 17 | |
| Mauritania | 3 | |
| Greece | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 44 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
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.