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Where to see the White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis · bird · Alcedinidae

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is recorded in 1,122 protected areas and wildlife sites across 25 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kanha National Park (India), Kinmen National Park (Taiwan) and Kevladev National Park (India).

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White-throated Kingfisher
Photo: Vihansith Kulatunga (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where is the best place to see the White-throated Kingfisher?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the White-throated Kingfisher are Kanha National Park (India), Kinmen National Park (Taiwan) and Kevladev National Park (India). Most sites are in India (495), Thailand (179) and Israel (106). It appears in 10 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the White-throated Kingfisher

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kanha National ParkIndia12,9911992–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Kinmen National ParkTaiwan8,0541989–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Kevladev National ParkIndia7,4551970–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed)India4,7671993–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Periyar National ParkIndia4,3731964–2025Recorded on GBIF
6Sanjay Gandhi National Park ESZ (Proposed)India4,1021987–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Pallikaranai MarshIndia4,0221982–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Kaziranga National ParkIndia3,9691971–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Ranthambore National ParkIndia3,8221973–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Sanjay Gandhi National ParkIndia3,7361971–2024Recorded on GBIF
11Thattekad Bird SanctuaryIndia3,1771995–2025Recorded on GBIF
12Bannerghatta National ParkIndia2,9681983–2024Recorded on GBIF
13Sultanpur National ParkIndia2,8791974–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Sultanpur National Park ESZIndia2,8791974–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Satpura National ParkIndia2,7052011–2025Recorded on GBIF
16Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation ReserveIndia2,6462004–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Okhla SanctuaryIndia2,5781977–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Corbett Tiger ReserveIndia2,5461978–2024Recorded on GBIF
19Nagarhole National ParkIndia2,4581986–2026Recorded on GBIF
20Jim Corbett National ParkIndia2,4241978–2024Recorded on GBIF
21Chitwan National ParkNepal2,3841973–2026Recorded on GBIF
22Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary ESZ (Proposed)India2,3102008–2026Recorded on GBIF
23Kaeng Krachan National ParkThailand2,2541988–2026Recorded on GBIF
24Manas Tiger ReserveIndia2,1861971–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Kali TR ESZIndia2,1561988–2024Recorded on GBIF

1,097 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 495, Thailand: 179, Israel: 106, Malaysia: 66, China: 49, Sri Lanka: 31, Vietnam: 29, Bangladesh: 26, Cambodia: 23, Turkey: 16, Indonesia: 16, Nepal: 13, Palestine: 13, Iran: 13, Egypt: 9, Pakistan: 8, Jordan: 7, Singapore: 6, Myanmar: 4, Taiwan: 3, Laos: 3, Iraq: 3, Bhutan: 2, Kuwait: 1 and Lebanon: 1.

Seen on trips

The White-throated 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, Sulawesi guide, Singapore 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 Kanha National Park

Photo: Vihansith Kulatunga, CC BY-SA 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Taiwan, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Kuwait, Israel, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Bangladesh.

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.