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 Soberanía National Park
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Whooping Motmot
Momotus subrufescens
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
📅 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 Soberanía National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 1933 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ringed Kingfisher in Soberanía National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Ringed Kingfisher in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.