Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata

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About the Ringed Kingfisher

The ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) is a large, conspicuous, and noisy kingfisher bird commonly found along the lower Rio Grande Valley in southeasternmost Texas in the United States through Central America to Tierra del Fuego in South America.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Megaceryle torquata
Family: Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes

Similar species

Other members of the kingfishers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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