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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: 680083
♀  Adult
Albúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 639218
♀  Adult
Mburucuyá (localidad)
Corrientes
Argentina
04/30/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 634058
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/02/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 596803
♀  Adult
Ruta Provincial 1
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/27/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 596785
♀  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/28/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 557005
♂  Adult
Ruta Provincial 6
Corrientes
Argentina
09/29/2023
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 555876
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
09/21/2023
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 511878
♂  Adult
Dique La Ciénaga
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2022
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 360702
♀  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
10/04/2019
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 360401
♂  Adult
Dique Itiyuro
Salta
Argentina
10/03/2019
Elsa Longo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245537808/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasElsa Longo
245353820/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaElsa Longo
244019525/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Elsa Longo
234823808/08/202515:31ArgentinaBuenos AiresVía Sin NombreElsa Longo
236114406/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita1Elsa Longo
230515430/04/2025ArgentinaCorrientesCañada Fragosa, Mburucuyá (localidad)Elsa Longo
227412613/04/202516:23ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasElsa Longo
228677802/04/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasElsa Longo
213668628/07/2024ArgentinaSanta FeJaaukanigas, Villa OcampoElsa Longo
213671027/07/2024ArgentinaSanta FeEntre Los Laureles y Reconquista, Ruta Provincial 1Elsa Longo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.