Common Kingfisher

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q79915
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Common Kingfisher

Summary

Common Kingfisher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,131 views/month, #1,086 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Kingfisher received the Bird of the Year[3].
  • Common Kingfisher received the Q1970703[4].
  • Common Kingfisher received the Bird of the Year[5].
  • Common Kingfisher received the Bird of the Year[6].
  • Common Kingfisher received the Bird of the Year[7].
  • Common Kingfisher's instance of is recorded as taxon[8].
  • Common Kingfisher is classified at the rank of species[9].
  • Common Kingfisher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[10].
  • Common Kingfisher is classified within Alcedo[11].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Common Kingfisher is Alcedo atthis[12].
  • Common Kingfisher's Commons category is recorded as Alcedo atthis[13].
  • Common Kingfisher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alcedo atthis[14].
  • Common Kingfisher's Commons gallery is recorded as Alcedo atthis[15].
  • Common Kingfisher's main food source is recorded as Osteichthyes[16].
  • Common Kingfisher's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • Common Kingfisher's described by source is recorded as Revolutionary Workers' Party[18].
  • Common Kingfisher's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[19].
  • Common Kingfisher's original combination is recorded as Gracula atthis[20].
  • Common Kingfisher's has characteristic is recorded as oviparity[21].
  • Common Kingfisher's has characteristic is recorded as Scansores[22].
  • Common Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Kingfisher'}[23].
  • Common Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eisvogel'}[24].
  • Common Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martín pescador común'}[25].
  • Common Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Martin-pêcheur d’Europe'}[26].
  • Common Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Isfugl'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Common Kingfisher is Alcedo atthis[12]. It is classified at the rank of species[9]. It is classified within Alcedo[11]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[23], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eisvogel'}[24], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martín pescador común'}[25], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Martin-pêcheur d’Europe'}[26], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Isfugl'}[27], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Isfugl'}[28].

Identifiers

Common Kingfisher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36245[29]. Common Kingfisher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475532[30]. Common Kingfisher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554549[31].

Why It Matters

Common Kingfisher ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,131 views/month, #1,086 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Common Kingfisher receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3], Q1970703[4], Bird of the Year[5], and Bird of the Year[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . naturpark-holsteinische-schweiz.de. Retrieved . naturpark-holsteinische-schweiz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Alcedo
    Has characteristic oviparity, Scansores
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic vulnerable
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