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Belted Kingfisher

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Belted Kingfisher

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Also known as Megaceryle alcyon

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Belted Kingfisher (*Megaceryle alcyon*) is a species of bird within the family Alcedinidae. It belongs to the order Coraciiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The scientific name was established by Linnaeus in 1758, and the species is currently accepted under the genus *Megaceryle*.

This organism inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Its taxonomic range includes South America. The species has an average litter size of 6.5 and a mass of 147. According to the IUCN Red List assessment from 2022, its conservation status is Least Concern.

Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

belted kingfisher

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCoraciiformes
  4. FamilyAlcedinidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belted Kingfisher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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