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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This taxon does not yet have a description.

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Feeding

Group	Species	Date	User
Fish	Anguila (Synbranchus marmoratus)	05/07/2025	Iván Apellániz
Crustacean	Cangrejo de Río (Aegla neuquensis)	27/02/2020	M Carolina Lago
Amphibians	Rana Criolla (Leptodactylus luctator)	30/09/2018	Diego Oscar
Fish	Pejerrey Bonaerense (Odontesthes bonariensis)	26/05/2017	Jorge Iriberri
Fish	Lisa (Mugil brasiliensis)	17/10/2015	Diego Oscar
Fish	Dientudo (Oligosarcus jenynsii)	19/09/2015	Diego Hernán Pérez

Number of Photography: 1572

Photography ID: 680939
♀ Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
02/20/2026
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 680938
♀ Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
02/20/2026
Favio Belotto

Photography ID: 680490
Adult
San Javier
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/21/2026
Carlos Valpreda

Photography ID: 680433
♀ Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/31/2026
Fernanda Ferrari

Photography ID: 680373
♀ Adult
Cercania de General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/30/2026
Margarita Cervio

Photography ID: 679418
♂ Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
03/11/2026
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche

Photography ID: 679193
♂ Adult
San Clemente
Córdoba
Argentina
03/23/2026
Jorge Carlos Trincavelli

Photography ID: 678090
♀ Adult
Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
02/18/2026
Santiago Alemán

Photography ID: 677483
♂ Adult
Pichicolo
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
02/02/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez

Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 11

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Viviana Fuentes	01/12/2026	Argentina	Tucumán	Santa lucia, Monteros	Indistinguishable	N/A	No	No
	Dolores Fernandez	01/22/2026	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Villa Rosa	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Julián Tocce	12/14/2025	Argentina	Río Negro	Seccional Lago Gutiérrez, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi	N/A	Adult	Yes	No
	Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira	01/24/2024	Brazil	Alagoas	Aabb Maceió, Maceio	♂	Adult	No	No
	Pablo Bruni	06/20/2023	Argentina	Corrientes	Camping Paso Aguirre y Puente Santa Lucía, Mburucuyá	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Pablo Bruni	08/29/2023	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Villa Zorraquin, Concordia	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Diego Oscar	05/02/2018	Argentina	Río Negro	Ruta 82 (entre Villa Mascardi y Cerro Tronador)	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Jorge La Grotteria	01/11/2018	Argentina	Formosa	Bañado La Estrella	N/A	N/A	No	No
Download	Jorge La Grotteria	08/27/2010	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Reserva Ecológica Vicente López	♂ ♀	Adult	Yes	No
	Jose Luis Merlo	08/24/2011	Argentina	Formosa	Bañado La Estrella	♀	Adult	No	No
	Jose Luis Merlo	10/13/2007	Argentina	Córdoba	Tanti	♂	Adult	No	No