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Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)

159001  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159001)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Reptilia (Superclass)
  8. Aves (Class)
  9. Coraciiformes (Order)
  10. Alcedinidae (Family)
  11. Megaceryle (Genus)
  12. Megaceryle alcyon (Species)
accepted
Species
Streptoceryle alcyon · uncertain > unassessed
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159001 on 2025-04-08
Date
action
by
2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
checked
Adriaens, Peter
2011-04-27 09:01:37Z
changed
Adriaens, Peter

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Nomenclature

basis of record Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68: p. [details] 

Other

context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details] 

additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
Polygons
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Reproduction Breeds from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska and south throughout most of the United States. Winters from southern Canada to Central America and the West Indies. Nest is a chamber at the end of a long burrow dug in a suitable bank at the side of a lake or stream. Eggs are laid from late May to mid June. [details]
    Definitions

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LanguageName 
Dutch bandijsvogel [from synonym]  [details]
English belted kingfisher  [details]
French Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique  [details]
German Gürtelfischer  [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1156 publications) (from synonym Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megaceryle alcyon) 
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins) 
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alcedinidae (Kingfishers), USNM 610995, carpometacarpus, dorsal) (from synonym Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alcedinidae (Kingfishers), USNM 610995, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alcedinidae (Kingfishers), USNM 610995, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
Hosted externally, from synonym
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alcedinidae (Kingfishers), USNM 610995, carpometacarpus, ventral)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alcedinidae (Kingfishers), USNM 610995, carpometacarpus, ventral)
Hosted externally, from synonym