Species Detail - Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Megaceryle alcyon
Belted Kingfisher
NHMSYS0021003762 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
mealc
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
20
7
7
10/12/1978
16/04/2021
11 March (recorded in 1984)
7 December (recorded in 2020)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), accessed 21 February 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/280265

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)