Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Samartín xigante norteamericanu |
| Bulgarian | Препасково земеродно рибарче |
| Catalan | Alció gegant nord-americà |
| Croatian | bjelovrati vodomar |
| Czech | rybařík pruhoprsý |
| Danish | Bæltestødfisker |
| Dutch | Bandijsvogel |
| English | Belted Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Belted Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique |
| Galician | Picapeixe cintado |
| German | Gürtelfischer |
| Greek | Μεγακήρυλος |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Pipirit rivyè |
| Hebrew | שלדג אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Örvös halkapó |
| Icelandic | Beltaþyrill |
| Japanese | アメリカヤマセミ |
| Lithuanian | Baltapilvis keršasis tulžys |
| Norwegian | belteisfugl |
| Polish | rybaczek popielaty |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Guarda-rios-cintado |
| Romanian | Pescăraș cu guler |
| Russian | Опоясанный зимородок |
| Serbian | Obični američki vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárec modrosivý |
| Slovenian | Kraljevi pasat |
| Spanish | Martín Gigante Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Martín pescador |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Martín Pescador |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Panama) | Martín Pescador Norteño |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Martín Pescador |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín gigante norteamericano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Martín Pescador Migratorio |
| Swedish | bälteskungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Kuşaklı Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Рибалочка-чубань північний |
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Authors
Jeffrey F. Kelly, Eli S. Bridge, and Michael J. Hamas
Recommended Citation
Kelly, J. F., E. S. Bridge, and M. J. Hamas (2020). Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.belkin1.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- January 28, 2009
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Authors
Jeffrey F. Kelly, Eli S. Bridge, and Michael J. Hamas
Revisors
Jeffrey F. Kelly and Eli S. Bridge
Recommended Citation
Kelly, J. F., E. S. Bridge, and M. J. Hamas (2009). Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.84
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1994
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Recommended Citation
Hamas, M. J. 1994. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). In The Birds of North America, No. 84 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.84.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- June 12, 2013
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Authors
P. F. Woodall
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. (2013). Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.