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)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
📅 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 537 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ringed Kingfisher in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ringed Kingfisher in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.