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Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Alcedinidae [family]
Megaceryle [genus] (2)
alcyon [species]

Classification

Alcedinidae [family]
Megaceryle [genus] (2)
alcyon [species]

Names

Dutch name Bandijsvogel
Alternative Dutch name Noord-Amerikaanse bandijsvogel
English name Belted Kingfisher
Alternative English name Kingfisher (St. Martin)
Alternative English name Whelkcracker (St. Martin)
Alternative English name Sally Benjamin (St. Eustatius)
Papiamento name Cabez Grandi (Aruba)
Papiamento name Kabez Grandi (Bonaire, Curaçao)
Valid name Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Classification