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)
The ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) is a large, conspicuous, and noisy kingfisher bird commonly found along the lower Rio Grande Valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in El Triunfo, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at El Triunfo
📅 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 El Triunfo?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Kingfisher sighting in El Triunfo, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ringed Kingfisher in El Triunfo?
February has the highest sighting rate for Ringed Kingfisher in El Triunfo in our monthly data.