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Ceryle alcyon  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178119

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): Martín-pescador norteño [Spanish]
  
    Belted Kingfisher [English]
  
    martin-pêcheur d'Amérique [French]
  
  Valid Name: Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - subsequent name/combination   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Ceryle alcyon    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Ceryle alcyon    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: CDP, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Belted Kingfisher[English], martin-pêcheur d'Amérique [French]   
       
  Source: A classification of the bird species of South America - 28/11/05, website (version 28-Nov-05)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: Remsen, J. V., Jr., A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, J. M. C. da Silva, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. American Ornithologists' Union. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html   
  Reference for: Ceryle alcyon   
       
  Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)   
  Reference for: Martín-pescador norteño[Spanish]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ceryle alcyon   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Caribbean  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Middle America  
    Oceania  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Alaska, Native  
    Canada, Native  
    Caribbean Territories, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Incidental  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Remsen et al. (2005) comment on the status of Megaceryle Kaup 1848 in their developing South American Check-List as follows: 'Megaceryle torquata and M. alcyon have been placed in the genus Ceryle in many classifications (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970, AOU 1983, 1998), but most classifications have followed Fry (1980) in restricting Ceryle to Old World C. rudis (e.g., Sibley & Monroe 1990, Fry & Fry 1992, Woodall 2001). Data to support either treatment are minimal.' There they list 'Megaceryle torquata Ringed Kingfisher' and 'Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher' as current valid names  
 

 

    

 
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