Belted kingfisher | |
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Adult male | |
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Adult female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Cerylinae |
Genus: | Megaceryle |
Species: | M. alcyon
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Binomial name | |
Megaceryle alcyon | |
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Approximate distribution map
Breeding
Year-round
Nonbreeding
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Synonyms | |
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The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. All kingfishers are placed in one family, Alcedinidae, and recent research suggests that this should be divided into three subfamilies.