Megaceryle (Large Crested Kingfishers)

Genus

Large Crested Kingfishers

Megaceryle

4 species in our catalog · found in 172 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ringed Kingfisher
LC

Ringed Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle torquata

50–60% · Likely
Giant Kingfisher
LC

Giant Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle maxima

50–60% · Likely
Belted Kingfisher
LC

Belted Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle alcyon

50–60% · Likely
Crested Kingfisher
LC

Crested Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle lugubris

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Large Crested Kingfishers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
50–60%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
50–60%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
50–60%
4 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
50–60%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
40–50%
6 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
40–50%
7 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
40–50%
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
40–50%
9 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
40–50%
10 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
40–50%
11 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
40–50%
12 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
30–40%
14 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
15 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
30–40%
16 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
30–40%
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
18 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
30–40%
19 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
30–40%
20 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
30–40%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
30–40%
22 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
23 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
24 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
20–30%
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
26 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
27 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 2
20–30%
28 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
29 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
20–30%
30 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
20–30%
31 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
20–30%
32 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
33 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
20–30%
34 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
20–30%
35 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
36 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
20–30%
37 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
38 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
39 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
20–30%
40 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
41 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
42 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
10–20%
43 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
44 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
45 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
46 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
47 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
10–20%
48 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
49 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
50 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
51 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
52 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
10–20%
53 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
54 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
55 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
56 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
57 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
58 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
59 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
60 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
61 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 2
10–20%
62 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
63 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
64 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
65 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
66 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
67 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
68 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
69 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
70 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
10–20%
71 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
72 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
73 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
74 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
10–20%
75 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
76 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
77 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
78 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
79 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
80 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
81 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
82 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
83 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
84 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
85 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
86 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
87 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
0–10%
88 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
0–10%
89 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
0–10%
90 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
91 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
0–10%
92 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
93 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
94 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
0–10%
95 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
96 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
97 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
0–10%
98 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
0–10%
99 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
0–10%
100 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
101 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
102 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
103 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
0–10%
104 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
105 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
0–10%
106 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
107 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 2
0–10%
108 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
0–10%
109 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
110 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
111 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
112 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
113 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
114 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
115 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
116 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
117 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
118 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
119 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
120 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
121 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
122 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
123 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
124 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
<5%
125 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
126 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
127 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
128 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
129 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
130 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
131 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
132 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
<5%
133 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
134 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
135 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
136 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
137 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
138 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
139 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
140 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
141 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
142 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
143 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
144 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
145 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
146 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
147 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
148 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
149 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
150 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
<5%
151 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
152 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
153 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
154 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
155 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
156 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
157 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
158 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
159 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
160 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
161 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
162 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
163 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
164 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
165 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
166 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
167 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
168 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
169 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
170 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
171 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
<5%
172 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%