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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Kingfisher sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
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 Belted Kingfisher in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Belted Kingfisher sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Belted Kingfisher in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
January has the highest sighting rate for Belted Kingfisher in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.