When it is recorded
Jan23
Feb14
Mar40
Apr39
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov15
Dec98
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 8 | |
| 2 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 7 | |
| 3 | Isles of Scilly | England | 1 |
215 England15 Scotland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 230
- Peak month
- December
- Counties with records
- 3
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Megaceryle alcyon
- Group
- Birds
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Megaceryle
- Name with authority
- Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q736052 · GBIF 2475472