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Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Martín Pescador Norteño
Family: Alcedinidae
Order: Coraciiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Alcedo alcyon.


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Number of Photography: 15

Foto
Photography ID: 642641
♂  Adult
Burnaby
Columbia Británica
Canada
08/28/2018
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 569278
 Cordoba
Veracruz
Mexico
01/09/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 511354
♂  Adult
Rock Creek Regional Park
Maryland
United States
10/21/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 291017
♂  Adult
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
09/28/2018
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 253811
♀  Adult
Akumal
Quintana Roo
Mexico
02/23/2018
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 216536
♀  Adult
Brighton
Ontario
Canada
07/25/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 216535
♀  Adult
Brighton
Ontario
Canada
07/25/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 214202
  Adult
Black Donald
Ontario
Canada
07/18/2017
Andres Espindola



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Number of Records: 49



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223179508/01/2025MexicoQuintana RooPescador 5a, Cancún1Pablo Meoniz
223867404/01/2025Dominican RepublicSamanáSamana1Diego Oscar
223123704/01/2025MexicoQuintana RooPuente Calinda, Cancún1Faustino Hollmann
223119802/01/2025MexicoQuintana RooPuente Calinda, Cancún1Faustino Hollmann
220882223/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooEste de la isla, Isla Cozumel1Dario Juan Wendeler
201424524/02/2024United StatesFloridaCondado de Miami-dade, Florida, Ee. Uu. (google, Osm)Francisco Encinosa
201380224/02/2024United StatesFloridaCondado de Miami-dade, Florida, Ee. Uu. (google, Osm)Susana Gomez
204741823/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasOjochalMarcelo Gavensky
204737622/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasOjochalMarcelo Gavensky
196314910/01/2024MexicoDistrito FederalCanales de Xochimilco1Pablo Eguia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.