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Belted kingfisher
Adult male
Adult female
Call
Conservation status
Belted kingfisher
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Cerylinae
Genus: Megaceryle
Species:
M. alcyon
Binomial name
Megaceryle alcyon
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Approximate distribution map
  Breeding
  Year-round
  Nonbreeding
Synonyms
  • Alcedo alcyon Linnaeus, 1758
  • Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)

The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. All kingfishers are placed in one family, Alcedinidae, and recent research suggests that this should be divided into three subfamilies.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Megaceryle alcyon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683623A92992287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683623A92992287.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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