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Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
BTO Codes:
, BELKI
EURING No:
8340
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
32 cm
Wingspan:
50 cm
Weight:
M/F: 150 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: megas =great + ceryle =kingfisher
and Gr.: alkuon =kingfisher
World Distribution:
BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: to n South America
Habitat:
Rivers, lakes, seacoasts, riparian woodland
Diet:
Mostly fish, some invertebrates and small vertebrates
TitBit:
Like our Kingfisher, the Belted Kingfisher nests in a burrow it excavates in a dirt riverbank - this burrow may be up to 2.5 m (8 feet) long
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Cornwall, 1908
(Mullarney, K. 1981. British Birds 74:242-245)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
1
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
No Records
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Cornwall
(1980),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Previously Ceryle alcyon
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Bæltestødfisker
Dutch:
Bandijsvogel
Finnish:
Vyökalastaja
French:
Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique
German:
Gürtelfischer
Hungarian:
Örvös halkapó
Icelandic:
Beltaþyrill
Irish:
Cruidín Creasa
Italian:
Martin pescatore fasciato
Norwegian:
Belteisfugl
Polish:
Rybaczek popielaty
Portuguese:
Guarda-rios-de-crista
Spanish:
Alción común
Swedish:
Bälteskungsfiskare
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Books and Monographs:
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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