Megaceryle (Large Crested Kingfishers)

Genus

Large Crested Kingfishers

Megaceryle

4 species in our catalog · found in 163 parks

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Large Crested Kingfishers

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~80%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 4
~60%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
1 of 4
~50%
4 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~50%
5 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~50%
6 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~50%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 4
~50%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~50%
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 4
~40%
10 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 4
~40%
11 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 4
~40%
12 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 4
~40%
13 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~40%
14 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~40%
15 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
2 of 4
~40%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 4
~40%
17 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~40%
18 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 4
~30%
19 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~30%
20 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 4
~30%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 4
~30%
22 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~30%
23 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~30%
24 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
2 of 4
~30%
25 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
~30%
26 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 4
~30%
27 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 4
~30%
28 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 4
~30%
29 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
~30%
30 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 4
~30%
31 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 4
~30%
32 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~20%
33 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
34 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 4
~20%
35 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 4
~20%
36 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 4
~20%
37 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
38 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 4
~20%
39 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
40 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
41 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 4
~20%
42 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~20%
43 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 4
~20%
44 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 4
~20%
45 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 4
~20%
46 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
~20%
47 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~20%
48 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~20%
49 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~20%
50 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
51 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
~20%
52 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 4
~20%
53 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~20%
54 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
1 of 4
~20%
55 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
56 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
57 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 4
~20%
58 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
59 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
60 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~10%
61 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 4
~10%
62 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~10%
63 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 4
~10%
64 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 4
~10%
65 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
66 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 4
~10%
67 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 4
~10%
68 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
69 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
70 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
1 of 4
~10%
71 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
1 of 4
~10%
72 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
73 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 4
~10%
74 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
75 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
76 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
77 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~10%
78 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
79 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
80 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 4
~10%
81 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
82 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
~10%
83 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
84 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 4
~10%
85 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
86 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
87 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
88 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
89 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
90 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
91 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
92 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
93 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
2 of 4
~10%
94 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
95 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 4
~10%
96 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
97 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 4
~10%
98 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 4
~10%
99 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
100 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 4
~10%
101 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
~10%
102 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 4
~10%
103 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
~10%
104 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
~10%
105 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
~10%
106 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
107 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
108 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
~10%
109 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
2 of 4
~10%
110 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
111 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
<5%
112 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
113 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 4
<5%
114 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
<5%
115 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 4
<5%
116 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 of 4
<5%
117 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 4
<5%
118 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 4
<5%
119 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 4
<5%
120 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
<5%
121 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
<5%
122 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
123 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
124 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 4
<5%
125 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
<5%
126 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
<5%
127 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 4
<5%
128 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
<5%
129 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
<5%
130 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
<5%
131 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 4
<5%
132 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
1 of 4
<5%
133 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
134 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
135 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
136 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
<5%
137 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 4
<5%
138 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
2 of 4
<5%
139 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
<5%
140 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 4
<5%
141 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
<5%
142 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
<5%
143 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 4
<5%
144 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 4
<5%
145 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
<5%
146 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 4
<5%
147 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
<5%
148 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 4
<5%
149 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 4
<5%
150 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 4
<5%
151 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
152 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
1 of 4
<5%
153 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 4
<5%
154 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 4
<5%
155 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
<5%
156 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
<5%
157 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 4
<5%
158 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 4
<5%
159 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 4
<5%
160 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 4
<5%
161 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 4
<5%
162 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 4
<5%
163 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 4
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~40%
2 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
1 of 4
~30%
3 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
2 of 4
~30%
4 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
1 of 4
~30%
5 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~30%
6 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
7 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
8 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 4
~20%
9 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~20%
10 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
11 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~20%
12 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~20%
13 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~20%
14 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 4
~20%
15 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~20%
16 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
17 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
18 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
19 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
20 Anchorage 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
21 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 4
~10%
22 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
23 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
24 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
25 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
26 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
27 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
28 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 4
~10%
29 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
30 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
31 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
32 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
33 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
34 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
35 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
36 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
37 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 4
~10%
38 Xi'an 🇨🇳 China
1 of 4
~10%
39 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
40 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
41 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
42 Natal 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
43 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
44 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
1 of 4
~10%
45 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 4
~10%
46 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
47 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
48 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
49 Havana 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 4
~10%
50 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
51 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
52 Abuja 🇳🇬 Nigeria
1 of 4
~10%
53 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 4
~10%
54 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 4
~10%
55 Lilongwe 🇲🇼 Malawi
1 of 4
~10%
56 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 4
~10%
57 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 4
~10%
58 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 4
~10%
59 Shijiazhuang 🇨🇳 China
1 of 4
~10%
60 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 4
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Wildlife Prairie Park East Side 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 Aviario Nacional de Colombia 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
3 Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 Montreal Biodome 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
5 Snake Discovery: A Reptile Experience 🇺🇸 United States In captivity