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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ringed Kingfisher in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Ringed Kingfisher in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.