Where does the Belted Kingfisher live?
Megaceryle alcyon has 7,044,884 records in 58 countries and territories, from 1802 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 7,044,884 records
- 58 places
- 172 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeMegaceryle
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18022026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,935,818 | |
| Canada | 941,549 | |
| Mexico | 63,374 | |
| Belize | 17,311 | |
| Cuba | 11,323 | |
| Puerto Rico | 10,075 | |
| Costa Rica | 9,878 | |
| Bermuda | 9,436 | |
| Bahamas | 8,689 | |
| Guatemala | 5,518 | |
| Honduras | 4,832 | |
| Jamaica | 2,832 | |
| Cayman Islands | 2,740 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2,511 | |
| Panama | 2,456 | |
| Guadeloupe | 1,790 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,678 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,377 | |
| Colombia | 1,376 | |
| El Salvador | 1,115 | |
| Curaçao | 838 | |
| Bonaire | 829 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 765 | |
| Aruba | 753 | |
| Barbados | 689 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 572 | |
| Haiti | 476 | |
| Saint Martin | 465 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 396 | |
| Montserrat | 350 | |
| Portugal | 326 | |
| United Kingdom | 276 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 251 | |
| Saint Lucia | 247 | |
| Venezuela | 243 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 230 | |
| Anguilla | 222 | |
| Sint Maarten | 217 | |
| Dominica | 191 | |
| Spain | 181 |
Showing the top 40 of 58 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Alcedinidae.
Common Kingfisher
2,586,380 records
White-throated Kingfisher
1,363,084 records
Laughing Kookaburra
1,326,925 records
Sacred Kingfisher
567,584 records
Pied Kingfisher
538,605 records
Ringed Kingfisher
493,135 records
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
223,484 records
Collared Kingfisher
155,162 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.