Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusMegaceryle (Large Crested Kingfishers)
- SpeciesMegaceryle torquata (Ringed Kingfisher)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ringed Kingfisher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ringed Kingfisher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Ringed Kingfisher in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.