Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

Meet the 2 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Alcedinidae.

2birds in this collection

The field guide

Meet the 2 Puerto Rico bird records in the family Alcedinidae.

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC

Martín Pescador Anillado

Megaceryle torquata

wetlands↗

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC

Martín Pescador

Megaceryle alcyon

rivers-and-streams↗

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Birds by habitat

Birds associated with rivers, streams, waterfalls, riparian corridors and flowing freshwater.

Occurrence in Puerto Rico

Rare and accidental birds whose appearances in Puerto Rico are exceptional rather than regular.

Conservation

Puerto Rico bird records assigned to the IUCN category Least Concern.

Birds by habitat

Waterbirds and wetland specialists found around marshes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons and seasonally flooded ground.