Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Reuzenijsvogel |
| English (United States) | Ringed Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur à ventre roux |
| German | Rotbrustfischer |
| Icelandic | Baugþyrill |
| Japanese | クビワヤマセミ |
| Norwegian | ringisfugl |
| Polish | rybaczek obrożny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | martim-pescador-grande |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Guarda-rios-grande |
| Russian | Красногрудый зимородок |
| Serbian | Američki ogrličasti vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárec obojkový |
| Spanish | Martín Gigante Neotropical |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Martín Pescador Grande |
| Spanish (Chile) | Martín pescador |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Martín Pescador Collarejo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Pescador Grande |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Martín Pescador Grande |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Martín Pescador de Collar |
| Spanish (Panama) | Martín Pescador Grande |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Martín pescador grande |
| Spanish (Peru) | Martín Pescador Grande |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Martín Pescador Anillado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín gigante neotropical |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Martín Pescador Grande |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Martín Pescador Grande |
| Swedish | ringkungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Kolyeli Yalıçapkını |
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo torquata
Linnaeus, 1766. Syst. Nat. ed.12, p.180.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Martinique and Mexico.
Definitions
- MEGACERYLE
- torquata
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Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Scientific name definitions
Timothy Brush
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 22, 2009
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 22, 2009
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Authors
Timothy Brush
Recommended Citation
Brush, T. (2020). Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), 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.rinkin1.01
Birds of North America
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Version 1.0
- July 22, 2009
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Authors
Timothy Brush
Revisors
Timothy Brush
Recommended Citation
Brush, T. (2009). Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), version 1.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 16, 2013
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
Authors
P. F. Woodall and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. and G. M. Kirwan (2013). Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata). 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.