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BirdsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Belted Kingfisher in all of Ohio
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Alcedinidae
Genus
Megaceryle
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (16)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (58)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Belted Kingfisher by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County151 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County56 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County47 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County56 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Medina County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County214 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 34 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 34 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Belted Kingfisher in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Belted KingfisherYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1711115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1411103
Mar 15–2100258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1111376
Apr 12–1811561
Apr 19–2533560
Apr 26 – May 2331,122
May 3–911824
May 10–1633793
May 17–2300901
May 24–3011886
May 31 – Jun 600771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2700954
Jun 28 – Jul 400770
Jul 5–1121973
Jul 12–1811957
Jul 19–25211,240
Jul 26 – Aug 100912
Aug 2–800907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2211768
Aug 23–2911788
Aug 30 – Sep 522959
Sep 6–1211907
Sep 13–1900817
Sep 20–2621745
Sep 27 – Oct 311508
Oct 4–1022597
Oct 11–1711343
Oct 18–2422426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 511118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,510 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,510 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Belted Kingfisher in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Belted KingfisherYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102376,211
Jan 11–171875,146
Jan 18–241474,645
Jan 25–312174,698
Feb 1–72896,023
Feb 8–141465,888
Feb 15–211765,436
Feb 22–281676,846
Mar 1–71658,321
Mar 8–1418810,384
Mar 15–2120812,620
Mar 22–2820713,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4251019,661
Apr 5–1141926,860
Apr 12–18381039,925
Apr 19–2536941,623
Apr 26 – May 235856,391
May 3–917852,952
May 10–1620753,785
May 17–2313557,698
May 24–3021854,651
May 31 – Jun 616853,099
Jun 7–1316653,700
Jun 14–2024756,625
Jun 21–2722755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4511058,477
Jul 5–1142961,336
Jul 12–1845864,722
Jul 19–2560969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 147859,416
Aug 2–8411059,712
Aug 9–15291055,994
Aug 16–2243854,328
Aug 23–2954951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5501057,167
Sep 6–1240959,075
Sep 13–1937954,543
Sep 20–2642845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 328943,180
Oct 4–10371037,841
Oct 11–17461030,824
Oct 18–2433821,156
Oct 25–3118919,021
Nov 1–721714,172
Nov 8–1421712,621
Nov 15–213287,965
Nov 22–282988,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52176,083
Dec 6–121866,004
Dec 13–192085,423
Dec 20–262585,661
Dec 27 – Jan 23188,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 3 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed35%49%
Open water22%3%
Forest21%31%
Wetland10%5%
Farmland9%11%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Barren0.8%0.6%

From 507 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

1,510 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.