Belted kingfisher

Belted kingfisher
Adult male
Adult female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Cerylinae
Genus: Megaceryle
Species:
M. alcyon
Binomial name
Megaceryle alcyon
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.

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