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existing genus Ceryle. The
specific alcyon is
Latin for "kingfisher". The
Megaceryle large green kingfishers were
formerly placed in
Ceryle with the pied...
- toes), or
three toes, are
fused together, as in the
belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon. This is
characteristic of
Coraciiformes (kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers...
- (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Bank
swallow (Riparia riparia)
Belted kingfisher (
Ceryle alcyon) Black-bellied
plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Blue
grouse (Dendragapus...
- NJ:
Princeton Univ. Press. Hamas, M.J. (1994). "Belted
Kingfisher (
Ceryle alcyon)." In The
birds of
North America, no. 84.,
edited by A.
Poole and F...
- (Bucephala islandica) Bell's
vireo (Vireo bellii)
Belted kingfisher (
Ceryle alcyon) Bendire's
thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) Bewick's wren (Thyromanes bewickii)...
-
stubby tails.
Common kingfisher,
Alcedo atthis (A)
Belted kingfisher,
Ceryle alcyon (A) Order: Coraciiformes Family:
Meropidae The bee-eaters are a group...
- (Urochloa maxima)
Yerba socialista (Vernonia cinerea) Martín
pescador (
Ceryle alcyon) Pato
quijada colorada (Anas bahamensis) Pato
zarcel (Anas discors)...
-
Megaceryle is from the
Ancient Gr**** megas, "great", and the
existing genus Ceryle. The
genus comprises four species: All are
specialist fish-eaters with prominent...
-
Common name
Binomial Status Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon (A)
Azores only...
- and
stubby tails.
Common kingfisher,
Alcedo atthis Belted kingfisher,
Ceryle alcyon (A) Order: Coraciiformes Family:
Meropidae The bee-eaters are a group...
