Bird
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis · Alcedinidae · Coraciiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records1,352,071in 30 countries
Most seen inIndia1,027,450 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
White-throated Kingfisher in brief
The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a bird of the Alcedinidae family — species of bird.
Across the 30 countries we cover it has 1,352,071 published records, most of them from India, Israel and Thailand. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
India1,027,450 records · best Feb, Jan
Israel81,651 records · best Oct, Nov
Thailand53,584 records · best Jan, Feb
Sri Lanka50,289 records · best Dec, Jan
Singapore23,621 records · best Dec, Nov
Malaysia22,754 records · best Dec, Jan
Nepal21,621 records · best Dec, Nov
Taiwan14,825 records · best Dec, Jan
Bangladesh11,057 records · best Dec, Oct
China6,657 records · best Jan, Dec
Vietnam6,642 records · best Mar, Feb
Cambodia4,927 records · best Feb, Jan
Türkiye3,816 records · best May, Apr
Kuwait3,739 records · best Nov, Oct
Pakistan3,099 records · best Nov, Oct
Myanmar2,843 records · best Jan, Dec
Bhutan2,788 records · best Apr, Mar
Indonesia2,475 records · best Sep, Aug
Palestine2,290 records · best Mar, Nov
Egypt1,953 records · best Nov, Dec
Iran1,588 records · best Feb, Jan
Jordan926 records · best Apr, Mar
Iraq498 records · best May, Apr
Saudi Arabia415 records · best Dec, Oct
Laos384 records · best Mar, Jan
Lebanon101 records · best Oct, Sep
Cyprus53 records · best Sep, Mar
Afghanistan15 records · best Feb, May
Syria9 records · best Feb, Mar
Bahrain1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Alcedinidae family
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