Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called PIKI, lesser pied kingfisher. Occurrence records of the Pied Kingfisher are shared on GBIF from around 184 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (4 370 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlcedinidae

184reserves with records

42 221records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) — Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	4 370
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	3 412
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	2 595
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 706
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 350
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 271
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 125
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 048
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	943
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	916
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	885
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	873
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	821
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	786
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	780
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	712
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	655
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	637
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	617
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	601
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	587
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	558
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	478
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	478
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	449
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	399
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	398
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	382
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	378
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	367
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	338
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	337
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	336
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	322
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	314
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	313
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	297
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	295
The WaterberryNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	289
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	282
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	270
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	267
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	258
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	255
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	253
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	253
Burman BushProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	244
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	242
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	237
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	237
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	231
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	209
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	207
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	185
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	171
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	170
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	170
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	166
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	161
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	151

and 124 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 41 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 40 reserves
Limpopo: 32 reserves
Eastern Cape: 23 reserves
Gauteng: 18 reserves
Mpumalanga: 18 reserves
North West: 10 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Scientific name: Ceryle rudis
GBIF taxon: 2475679
Wikidata: Q320043

More of the Alcedinidae family

Brown-hooded Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher Woodland Kingfisher Striped Kingfisher Half-collared Kingfisher African Pygmy Kingfisher Grey-headed Kingfisher

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.