Belted Kingfisher

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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
2	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	40–50%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
10	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
18	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
19	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
21	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
24	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
25	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
28	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
29	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
30	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
31	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
33	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
34	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
35	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
36	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
37	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
40	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
41	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
42	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
43	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
44	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
45	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
46	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
47	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
48	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
50	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
54	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
55	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
56	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
57	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
58	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
59	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
60	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
61	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
64	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
65	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
68	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
69	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
70	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
71	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
72	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
73	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
74	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
75	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
76	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
77	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
78	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
79	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
80	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
81	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
82	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
83	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
84	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
85	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
86	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
87	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
88	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
89	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
90	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Belted Kingfisher in Katmai National Park?

About 38% of visitor-days record a Belted Kingfisher sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Belted Kingfisher in Katmai National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Belted Kingfisher in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.