Ringed Kingfisher

Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Caroni Swamp
146 Verified records at Caroni Swamp
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) is a large, conspicuous, and noisy kingfisher bird commonly found along the lower Rio Grande Valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
3 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
5 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
40–50%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
8 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
9 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
30–40%
10 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
12 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
17 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
18 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
20 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
21 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
22 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
23 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
24 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
25 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
26 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
27 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
28 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
29 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
30 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
31 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
32 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
33 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
34 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
35 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
36 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
37 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
38 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
39 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
40 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
42 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
43 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
44 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
45 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
46 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
47 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
48 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
49 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
50 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
51 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
52 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
53 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
54 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
55 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
56 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
57 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
60 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
61 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
62 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
63 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
64 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
65 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
66 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
67 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
68 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
69 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
70 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
71 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
72 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
74 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
75 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
76 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
77 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
78 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
79 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
80 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
81 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
82 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
83 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ringed Kingfisher in Caroni Swamp?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ringed Kingfisher in Caroni Swamp?

November has the highest sighting rate for Ringed Kingfisher in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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