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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 680083
♀  Adult
Albúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 679418
♂  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/11/2026
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 679193
♂  Adult
San Clemente
Córdoba
Argentina
03/23/2026
Jorge Carlos Trincavelli
Foto
Photography ID: 678090
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
02/18/2026
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 677483
♂  Adult
Pichicolo
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
02/02/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 677482
♂  Adult
Pichicolo
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
02/02/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 674191
♀  Juvenile
Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Río Negro
Argentina
01/07/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 674176
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Río Negro
Argentina
01/07/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 672801
♂  Adult
Capital
Corrientes
Argentina
01/31/2026
Fernando Naifleisch



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes01/12/2026ArgentinaTucumánSanta lucia, MonterosIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez01/22/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaN/AN/ANoNo



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 Reports


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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245134123/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaRio de la suela, San ClementeJorge Carlos Trincavelli
245034423/03/202618:32ArgentinaSanta FeSanta Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245161117/03/2026UruguaySaltoLaguna de las Garzas, Salto Grande1Pablo Bruni
245178611/03/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoRuta j, UshuaiaOscar Alfredo Eliseche
244541809/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosSalto Chico., Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
244655308/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Puerto Ocampo1Gabriel Carbajales
244505308/03/202617:51ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCalle Andres Bello, Lago de RegatasGuillermo Marcaida
244647007/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeNavegación por el humedal, Villa Ocampo4Gabriel Carbajales
244633707/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeSendero Hermanos Winckler, Florencia1Gabriel Carbajales
244338707/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de regatas, Bosques de PalermoPaola Finelli
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.