Megaceryle (Large Crested Kingfishers)

Genus

Large Crested Kingfishers

Megaceryle

4 species in our catalog · found in 188 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

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Giant Kingfisher
LC

Giant Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle maxima

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Belted Kingfisher
LC

Belted Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle alcyon

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Crested Kingfisher
LC

Crested Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~20%
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

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