Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
1 Verified records at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Belted Kingfisher at Rincón de la Vieja National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
3 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
40–50%
4 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
6 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
7 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
9 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
10 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
11 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
13 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
14 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
15 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
17 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
18 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
19 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
20 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
21 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
10–20%
22 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
23 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
26 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
27 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
28 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
29 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
30 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
31 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
32 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
34 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
35 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
36 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
37 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
38 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
39 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
40 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
41 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
42 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
43 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
44 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
5–10%
45 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
46 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
47 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
48 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
49 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
51 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
54 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
55 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
56 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
57 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
58 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
59 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
62 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
65 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
66 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
67 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
68 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
69 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
70 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
71 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
72 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
73 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
74 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
75 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
76 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
77 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
78 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
79 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
80 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
81 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
82 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
83 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
84 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
85 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
86 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
87 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
88 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
89 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
90 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
91 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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