
The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a water kingfisher and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 3,319 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Pied Kingfisher is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
3,319 records, iNaturalist
50+ resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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Pied Kingfisher: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Kruger National Park and Sabi Sand Game Reserve.
Soort
Ceryle rudis
Waarnemingen
3 319
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Pied Kingfisher op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pied Kingfisher at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Sabi Sand Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Pied Kingfisher is most recorded in Western Cape (31% of records), Mpumalanga (23% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (18% of records), based on 3 319 iNaturalist observations. 58 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pied Kingfisher on site or nearby.
The Pied Kingfisher is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a water kingfisher and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Linnaeus in 1758, it has five recognised subspecies. Its black and white plumage, crest and the habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish make it distinctive.