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Sacred Kingfisher

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Sacred Kingfisher

Summary

Sacred Kingfisher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month, #1,520 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sacred Kingfisher's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sacred Kingfisher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is classified within Todiramphus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sacred Kingfisher is Todiramphus sanctus[7].
  • Sacred Kingfisher's Commons category is recorded as Todiramphus sanctus[8].
  • Sacred Kingfisher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Todiramphus sanctus[9].
  • Sacred Kingfisher's original combination is recorded as Halcyon sancta[10].
  • Sacred Kingfisher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. sanctus'}[11].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sacred Kingfisher'}[12].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Götzenliest'}[13].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alción sagrado'}[14].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alció sagrat'}[15].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ledňáček posvátný'}[16].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lõuna-safiirlind'}[17].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Maskaraisfugl'}[18].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Священная альциона'}[19].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヒジリショウビン'}[20].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hellig Isfugl'}[21].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'pyhimyskalastaja'}[22].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'szent halción'}[23].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'łowczyk czczony'}[24].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'rybárikovec posvätný'}[25].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'helig kungsfiskare'}[26].
  • Sacred Kingfisher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Heilige IJsvogel'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sacred Kingfisher is Todiramphus sanctus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Todiramphus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Götzenliest'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Alción sagrado'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'alció sagrat'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ledňáček posvátný'}[16], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lõuna-safiirlind'}[17].

Identifiers

Sacred Kingfisher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2464[28]. Sacred Kingfisher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 342380[29]. Sacred Kingfisher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475802[30]. Sacred Kingfisher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 692705[31].

Why It Matters

Sacred Kingfisher ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month, #1,520 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . 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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