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Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Martín Pescador Grande
Martim-pescador-grande
Family: Alcedinidae
Order: Coraciiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ceryle torquata, Alcedo torquata.

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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 10 • Article Nº 8
✍ Francisco Lucero
11/06/2020 03:28



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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishPejerrey Bonaerense (Odontesthes bonariensis)26/05/2017Jorge Iriberri
FishLisa  (Mugil brasiliensis)17/10/2015Diego Oscar
FishDientudo (Oligosarcus jenynsii)19/09/2015Diego Hernán Pérez



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 680083
♀  Adult
Albúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 671268
♂  Adult
Estancia Nahuel Ruca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/26/2026
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 671023
♂  Adult
Lobos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/01/2026
Juan Atenzio
Foto
Photography ID: 670768
♂  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 669211
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 669128
♀  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 667135
♀  Adult
Necochea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2026
Carlos F. Danti
Foto
Photography ID: 663189
♂  Adult
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/16/2025
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 658950
♀  Adult
Sierra de la Ventana
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/22/2025
Sergio Cusano



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez01/22/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria08/27/2010ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente López♂ ♀AdultYesNo



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 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244145828/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLos Carpinchos, Lobería1Susana Gomez
244470227/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCanal Génova, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
245353820/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaElsa Longo
244766120/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaGuillermo Marcaida
243219712/02/202609:04ArgentinaBuenos AiresPaseo del Bosque, La Plata1María Alejandra Sosa
244438110/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCanal Génova, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
242696901/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Culú Culú, LobosJuan Atenzio
242980529/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Mar Chiquita, Mar Chiquita1Victor Hugo Michelini
242818027/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia Nahuel Ruca, Mar Chiquita1Victor Hugo Michelini
242753626/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia Nahuel Ruca1Victor Hugo Michelini
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.