Mountain Kingfisher

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1265877
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Mountain Kingfisher

Summary

Mountain Kingfisher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mountain Kingfisher's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mountain Kingfisher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is classified within Syma[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mountain Kingfisher is Syma megarhyncha[7].
  • Mountain Kingfisher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. megarhyncha'}[8].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mountain Kingfisher'}[9].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bergliest'}[10].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alción montano'}[11].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alció de muntanya'}[12].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ledňáček horský'}[13].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mägi-safiirlind'}[14].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Najadeisfugl'}[15].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Martin-chasseur montagnard'}[16].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Dağ yalıçapkını'}[17].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Горная альциона'}[18].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヤマキバシショウビン'}[19].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stor Gulnæbbet Isfugl'}[20].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'vuorikalastaja'}[21].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rdzawogłów górski'}[22].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'rybárikovec horský'}[23].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'bergkungsfiskare'}[24].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Berggeelsnavelijsvogel'}[25].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Martin pescatore montano'}[26].
  • Mountain Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'kalninė sima'}[27].

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Classification

Mountain Kingfisher's scientific name is Syma megarhyncha[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Syma[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[9], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bergliest'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alción montano'}[11], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alció de muntanya'}[12], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ledňáček horský'}[13], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mägi-safiirlind'}[14].

Identifiers

Mountain Kingfisher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2695[28]. Mountain Kingfisher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1651256[29]. Mountain Kingfisher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475893[30]. Mountain Kingfisher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554625[31].

Why It Matters

Mountain Kingfisher ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . 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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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon Syma
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon range Indonesia
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