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Where to see the Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis · bird · Alcedinidae

Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) is recorded in 354 protected areas and wildlife sites across 12 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kaziranga National Park (India), Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Singapore) and Corbett Tiger Reserve (India).

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Stork-billed Kingfisher
Photo: William Stephens (CC BY 4.0)

Where is the best place to see the Stork-billed Kingfisher?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Stork-billed Kingfisher are Kaziranga National Park (India), Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Singapore) and Corbett Tiger Reserve (India). Most sites are in India (185), Malaysia (46) and Thailand (33). It appears in 10 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Stork-billed Kingfisher

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kaziranga National ParkIndia1,6621971–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Sungei Buloh Wetland ReserveSingapore1,6251994–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Corbett Tiger ReserveIndia1,1661982–2024Recorded on GBIF
4Kabili-Sepilok Forest ReserveMalaysia1,1491981–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Jim Corbett National ParkIndia1,0941982–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Central Catchment Nature ReserveSingapore1,0921981–2025Recorded on GBIF
7National Park PahangMalaysia1,0401975–2026Recorded on GBIF
8Taman Negara PahangMalaysia1,0361975–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Chitwan National ParkNepal9961973–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Thattekad Bird SanctuaryIndia9361996–2024Recorded on GBIF
11Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed)India8341993–2026Recorded on GBIF
12Kanha National ParkIndia8281982–2026Recorded on GBIF
13Periyar National ParkIndia7951973–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Manas Tiger ReserveIndia7141971–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Manas National ParkIndia7071971–2024Recorded on GBIF
16Cauvery Wildlife SanctuaryIndia6451990–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Danum Valley Conservation AreaMalaysia6021986–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Bang Kachao Environmental Protected AreaThailand5802008–2026Recorded on GBIF
19Cát Tiên National ParkVietnam4991986–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Satpura National ParkIndia4592012–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Ranthambore National ParkIndia4551980–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Kuala Selangor Nature ParkMalaysia4551990–2025Recorded on GBIF
23Koshi Tappu Wildlife ReserveNepal4281985–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Bhagwan Mahaveer WLS and Mollem NP Core ZoneIndia4201997–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Bhagwan Mahavir WLS ESZ (North)India4061999–2024Recorded on GBIF

329 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 185, Malaysia: 46, Thailand: 33, Sri Lanka: 22, Indonesia: 18, Bangladesh: 14, Cambodia: 10, Philippines: 7, Singapore: 6, Vietnam: 6, Nepal: 5 and Laos: 2.

Seen on trips

The Stork-billed Kingfisher is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Singapore guide, Sri Lanka guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Kaziranga National Park

Photo: William Stephens, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Laos.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.