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Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Megaceryle alcyon
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Antigua and Barbuda Species List, Barbados Species List, Belize Species List, Bermuda Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Ireland Species List, Jamaica Species List, Montserrat Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Saint Barthelemy Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Saint Martin Species List, Sint Maarten Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Cuba Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia DA, wikipedia IS, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, Mikmaq names, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Megaceryle alcyon
Recognized by CalPhotos and Animal Diversity Web
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Anguilla Species List, and Aruba Species List
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by Dc Birds maps and Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington
Megaceryle alcyon Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Megaceryle alcyon
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Bergtold 1917, xeno canto America, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Megaceryle alcyon
Recognized by PlanetScott, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Ceryle alcyon
Synonym according to NCBI
Alcedo alcyon Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Alcedo alcyon Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Megaceryle alcyon alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Megaceryle alcyon alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Megaceryle alcyon caurina (Grinnell 1910)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Megaceryle alcyon caurina (Grinnell 1910)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

belted kingfisher
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and World Register of Marine Species
Belted Kingfisher preferred
Recognized by PlanetScott, Wikidata Common Names, and xeno canto America
Belted kingfisher
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Arabic

رفراف الشمال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Diredig kein louet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

препасково земеродно рибарче preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

alció gegant nord-americà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

帶魚狗 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

bjelovrati vodomar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

rybařík pruhoprsý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Bæltestødfisker preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Bandijsvogel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Kolumalciono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

põhja-kuningkalur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

sepelkalastaja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
Martin-pêcheur d’Amérique
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Gürtelfischer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

שלדג מים פרפור חגור אפור preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

örvös halkapó preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Beltaþyrill preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inupiaq

Nukuutchiqiq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

Cruidín creasa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Martin pescatore americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

アメリカヤマセミ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

pelēkais dzenītis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

baltapilvis keršasis tulžys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Manx

Eeasteyr cryssagh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Miꞌkmaq

Jikitli'kej preferred
Recognized by Mikmaq names

Nahuatl

Achalalahtli preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tábąąh naalzheehii noodǫ́zígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

Avvefiskár preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Belteisfugl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

ماهی‌خورک کمربنددار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

rybaczek popielaty preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

guarda-rios-cintado preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Опоясанный пегий зимородок preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

rybárec modrosivý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Martín gigante norteamericano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kraljevi pasat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

bälteskungsfiskare preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

рибалочка-чубань північний preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

pysgotwr gwregysog preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

رفراف الشمال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

پیٹیوالا مچھی مار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Stq

Gäddelfisker preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Cerylinae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Cerylinae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Actenoides bougainvillei (Rothschild 1904)
Actenoides capucinus (Meyer & Wiglesworth 1896)
Actenoides concretus (Temminck 1825)
Actenoides excelsus (Mayr 1941)
Actenoides hombroni (Bonaparte 1850)
Actenoides lindsayi (Vigors 1831)
Actenoides monachus (Bonaparte 1850)
Actenoides princeps (Reichenbach 1851)
Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus 1758)
Alcedo coerulescens Vieillot 1818
Alcedo hercules Laubmann 1917
Alcedo meninting Horsfield 1821
Alcedo quadribrachys Bonaparte 1850
Alcedo semitorquata Swainson 1823
Caridonax fulgidus (Gould 1857)
Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ceyx azureus (Latham 1801)
Ceyx cajeli Wallace 1863
Ceyx collectoris Rothschild & Hartert 1901
Ceyx dispar Rothschild & Hartert 1914
Ceyx gentianus Tristram 1879
Ceyx lepidus Temminck 1836
Ceyx margarethae Blasius 1890
Ceyx meeki Rothschild 1901
Ceyx mulcatus Rothschild & Hartert 1914
Ceyx nigromaxilla Rothschild & Hartert 1905
Ceyx pusillus (Temminck 1836)
Ceyx sacerdotis Ramsay 1882
Ceyx solitarius Temminck 1836
Ceyx websteri (Hartert 1898)
Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas 1764)
Chloroceryle amazona (Latham 1790)
Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin 1788)
Chloroceryle inda (Linnaeus 1766)
Cittura cyanotis (Temminck 1824)
Clytoceyx rex Sharpe 1880
Corythornis leucogaster (Fraser 1843)
Corythornis madagascariensis (Linnaeus 1766)
Corythornis nais (Kaup 1848)
Corythornis thomensis Salvadori 1902
Corythornis vintsioides (Eydoux & Gervais 1836)
Dacelo gaudichaud Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Dacelo leachii Vigors & Horsfield 1826
Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann 1783)
Dacelo tyro Gray 1858
Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli 1786)
Halcyon badia Verreaux & Verreaux 1851
Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley 1814)
Halcyon coromanda (Latham 1790)
Halcyon cyanoventris Vieillot 1818
Halcyon gularis (Kuhl 1820)
Halcyon leucocephala (Müller 1776)
Halcyon malimbica (Shaw 1811)
Halcyon pileata (Boddaert 1783)
Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus 1766)
Halcyon senegaloides Smith 1834
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ispidina lecontei (Cassin 1856)
Ispidina picta (Boddaert 1783)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)
Melidora macrorrhina (Lesson 1827)
Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson 1841)
Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus 1766)
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (Temminck 1826)
Syma megarhyncha Salvadori 1896
Syma torotoro Lesson 1827
Tanysiptera carolinae Schlegel 1871
Tanysiptera danae Sharpe 1880
Tanysiptera ellioti Sharpe 1970
Tanysiptera galatea Gray 1859
Tanysiptera hydrocharis Gray 1858
Tanysiptera nigriceps Sclater 1877
Tanysiptera nympha Gray 1840
Tanysiptera riedelii Verreaux 1866
Tanysiptera sylvia Gould 1850
Todiramphus albonotatus (Ramsay 1885)
Todiramphus australasia (Vieillot 1818)
Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert 1783)
Todiramphus cinnamominus (Swainson 1821)
Todiramphus diops (Temminck 1824)
Todiramphus enigma (Hartert 1904)
Todiramphus farquhari (Sharpe 1899)
Todiramphus funebris Bonaparte 1850
Todiramphus gambieri (Oustalet 1895)
Todiramphus godeffroyi (Finsch 1877)
Todiramphus lazuli (Temminck 1830)
Todiramphus leucopygius (Verreaux 1858)
Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby 1830)
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus (Wallace 1862)
Todiramphus pelewensis (Wiglesworth 1891)
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius (Gould 1841)
Todiramphus recurvirostris Lafresnaye 1842
Todiramphus reichenbachii Hartlaub 1852
Todiramphus ruficollaris (Holyoak 1974)
Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfeld 1827)
Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould 1843)
Todiramphus tutus (Gmelin 1788)
Todiramphus winchelli (Sharpe 1877)
19 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Coraciiformes
Cerylidae
Megaceryle
Megaceryle alcyon (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris
Megaceryle maxima
Megaceryle torquata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Passerae
Coraciimorphae
Cavitaves
Picocoraciae
Coraciiformes
Alcedines
Alcedinidae
Cerylinae
Megaceryle
Megaceryle alcyon (this page)
Megaceryle lugubris
Megaceryle maxima
Megaceryle torquata
Megaceryle torquatus

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
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