Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Megaceryle
- eBird Code
- rinkin1
Vocalizations
Leandro Bareiro Guiñazú · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (3)
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Megaceryle torquata stellata
breeds southern Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego; winters to northeastern Argentina
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Megaceryle torquata stictipennis
Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Martinique (central Lesser Antilles)
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Megaceryle torquata torquata
far southern Texas through South America, including Isla Margarita (off Venezuela) and Trinidad, to northern Argentina
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.