Belted Kingfisher

Summary

Belted Kingfisher is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (918 views/month, #1,280 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belted Kingfisher's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Belted Kingfisher is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Belted Kingfisher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Belted Kingfisher belongs to the parent taxon Megaceryle^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Belted Kingfisher is Megaceryle alcyon^[7].
• Belted Kingfisher's Commons category is recorded as Megaceryle alcyon^[8].
• Belted Kingfisher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megaceryle alcyon^[9].
• Belted Kingfisher's Commons gallery is recorded as Megaceryle alcyon^[10].
• Belted Kingfisher's original combination is recorded as Alcedo alcyon^[11].
• Belted Kingfisher's taxon synonym is recorded as Ceryle alcyon^[12].
• Belted Kingfisher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. alcyon'}^[13].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pysgotwr gwregysog'}^[14].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Belted Kingfisher'}^[15].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gürtelfischer'}^[16].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martín gigante norteamericano'}^[17].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alció gegant nord-americà'}^[18].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybařík pruhoprsý'}^[19].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'põhja-kuningkalur'}^[20].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Belteisfugl'}^[21].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Опоясанный пегий зимородок'}^[22].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカヤマセミ'}^[23].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bæltestødfisker'}^[24].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'sepelkalastaja'}^[25].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'örvös halkapó'}^[26].
• Belted Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rybaczek popielaty'}^[27].

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Classification

Belted Kingfisher's scientific name is Megaceryle alcyon^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Megaceryle^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pysgotwr gwregysog'}^[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gürtelfischer'}^[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martín gigante norteamericano'}^[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alció gegant nord-americà'}^[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rybařík pruhoprsý'}^[19].

Identifiers

Belted Kingfisher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2548^[28]. Belted Kingfisher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 488309^[29]. Belted Kingfisher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475472^[30]. Belted Kingfisher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 178106^[31].

Why It Matters

Belted Kingfisher ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (918 views/month, #1,280 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]