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Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Coraciiformes
family
Alcedinidae
genus
Megaceryle
species
Megaceryle alcyon

Name

Synonyms
Alcedo alcyon Linnaeus, 1758
Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Megaceryle alcyon alcyon
Megaceryle alcyon caurina (Grinnell, 1910)
Homonyms
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Bandijsvogel in Dutch
Belted Kingfisher in English
Belted Kingfisher in English
Belted Kingfisher in English
Belted Kingfisher in English
Belted Kingfisher in English
Belted kingfisher in English
Belted kingfisher in English
Belteisfugl in Norwegian
Bæltestødfisker in Danish
Gürtelfischer in German
Martin pescatore americano in Italian
Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique in French
Martín gigante norteamericano in Spanish
alció gegant nord-americà in Catalan–Valencian
baltapilvis keršasis tulžys in Lithuanian
belted kingfisher in language.
belted kingfisher in English
bälteskungsfiskare in Swedish
guarda-rios-cintado in Portuguese
kraljevi pasat in Slovenian
pelēkais dzenītis in Latvian
põhja-kuningkalur in Estonian
rybaczek popielaty in Polish
rybařík pruhoprsý in Czech
rybárec modrosivý in Slovak
sepelkalastaja in Finnish
örvös halkapó in Hungarian
Опоясанный пегий зимородок in Russian
アメリカヤマセミ in Japanese
带鱼狗 in Chinese
帶魚狗 in Chinese
Bandijsvogel in Dutch
Gürtelfischer in German
Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique in French
belted kingfisher in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2005) website, Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.11.05
  3. Dickinson, Edward C., ed. (2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
  4. Dickinson, Edward C., ed. (2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
  5. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  6. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  7. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  8. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  9. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  10. Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.
  11. Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p.
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