Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusMegaceryle (Large Crested Kingfishers)
- SpeciesMegaceryle alcyon (Belted Kingfisher)
The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Kingfisher sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
Whooping Motmot
Momotus subrufescens
📅 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 Belted Kingfisher in Chagres National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Kingfisher sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Belted Kingfisher in Chagres National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Belted Kingfisher in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.