Alcedo

Summary

Alcedo is a taxon^[1]. Alcedo ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alcedo's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Alcedo is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Alcedo belongs to the parent taxon Alcedinidae^[5].
• Alcedo's scientific name is Alcedo^[6].
• Alcedo's Commons category is recorded as Alcedo^[7].
• Alcedo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alcedo^[8].
• Alcedo's Commons gallery is recorded as Alcedo^[9].
• Alcedo's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• Alcedo's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[11].
• Alcedo's different from is recorded as Alcedo Volcano^[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Alcedo is Alcedo^[6]. Alcedo is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Alcedo belongs to the parent taxon Alcedinidae^[5].

Identifiers

Alcedo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2561^[13]. Alcedo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36244^[14]. Alcedo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475493^[15]. Alcedo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553603^[16].

Why It Matters

Alcedo ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #1,586 of 195,241).^[2] Alcedo has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Alcedo is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]