Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (43)
- Monotypic
Jeffrey F. Kelly, Eli S. Bridge, and Michael J. Hamas
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 28, 2009
Text last updated January 28, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Samartñn xigante norteamericanu |
| Basque | Martin handi iparramerikarra |
| Bulgarian | Препасково земеродно рибарче |
| Catalan | alció gegant nord-americà |
| Croatian | bjelovrati vodomar |
| Czech | rybařík pruhoprsý |
| Danish | Bæltestødfisker |
| Dutch | Bandijsvogel |
| English | Belted Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Belted Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique |
| Galician | Picapeixe cintado |
| German | Gürtelfischer |
| Greek | Μεγακήρυλος |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Pipirit rivyè |
| Hebrew | שלדג אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Örvös halkapó |
| Icelandic | Beltaþyrill |
| Japanese | アメリカヤマセミ |
| Lithuanian | Baltapilvis keršasis tulžys |
| Norwegian | belteisfugl |
| Polish | rybaczek popielaty |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Guarda-rios-cintado |
| Romanian | Pescăraș cu guler |
| Russian | Опоясанный зимородок |
| Serbian | Obični američki vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárec modrosivý |
| Slovenian | Kraljevi pasat |
| Spanish | Martín Gigante Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Martín pescador |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Martín Pescador |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Panama) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Martín Pescador |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín gigante norteamericano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Martín Pescador Migratorio |
| Swedish | bälteskungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Kuşaklı Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Рибалочка-чубань північний |
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo Alcyon
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.115.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Carolina.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGACERYLE
- alcyon
- Alcyon
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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- Year-round
- Migration
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Distribution of the Belted Kingfisher
