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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 651849
♂  Adult
Laguna del meandro
Mendoza
Argentina
08/15/2025
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 626668
♂  Adult
Laguna del meandro
Mendoza
Argentina
03/16/2025
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 492996
♂  Adult
Dique potrerillos
Mendoza
Argentina
05/07/2022
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 487800
♂ ♀  Adult
Dique potrerillos
Mendoza
Argentina
03/06/2022
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 183666
♂  Adult
Godoy Cruz
Mendoza
Argentina
09/17/2016
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 89185
♂  Adult
San Roque
Córdoba
Argentina
01/15/2015
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 74289
♀  Adult
Lujan
San Luis
Argentina
07/10/2014
Pablo Moreno



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235706515/08/2025ArgentinaMendozaLaguna del meandro1Pablo Moreno
233349910/06/2025ArgentinaSaltaArroyo castellanos, San Lorenzo2Pablo Moreno
232440107/06/2025ArgentinaSaltaAcambuco por Rp 461Pablo Moreno
232164905/06/2025ArgentinaSaltaBañados cerca del rio san francisco1Pablo Moreno
226284716/03/2025ArgentinaMendozaLaguna del meandro1Pablo Moreno
225401928/02/2025ArgentinaSaltaGeneral Güemes1Pablo Moreno
215323315/09/2024ArgentinaSan LuisDique bulpiani, Villa MercedesPablo Moreno
212023912/01/2024ArgentinaTucumánRio Los Loros, Dique El Cadillal1Pablo Moreno
203342709/01/2024ArgentinaTucumánPortal Cochuna, Parque Nacional Aconquija1Pablo Moreno
202298208/01/2024ArgentinaTucumánPosta los alisos2Pablo Moreno
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 06/04/2026.