Belted kingfisher: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the belted kingfisher lives – recorded in 37 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Megaceryle alcyon
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	37 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Mass	13.5 g (birth weight); 147 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Coraciiformes
Family	Alcedinidae

Where does the belted kingfisher live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the belted kingfisher in 37 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a belted kingfisher?

Wikidata records the following for the belted kingfisher: mass 13.5 g (birth weight); 147 g (adult weight).

Is the belted kingfisher endangered?

The belted kingfisher’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the belted kingfisher?

The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a bird in the order Coraciiformes and the family Alcedinidae, genus Megaceryle. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the belted kingfisher

The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Belted kingfisher (revision 1380655321), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q736052 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).