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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

Synonyms: Alcedo alcyon.


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Photography ID: 569278
 Cordoba
Veracruz
Mexico
01/09/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 253811
♀  Adult
Akumal
Quintana Roo
Mexico
02/23/2018
Federico J. Villegas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223179508/01/2025MexicoQuintana RooPescador 5a, Cancún1Pablo Meoniz
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
196314910/01/2024MexicoDistrito FederalCanales de Xochimilco1Pablo Eguia
195993209/01/2024MexicoVeracruzLagunas El Porvenir, Cordoba1Pablo Eguia
195820806/01/2024MexicoCampecheLaguna de Terminos, Isla Aguada1Pablo Eguia
71310923/02/2018MexicoQuintana RooCondominio Grand Sirenis, AkumalFederico J. Villegas
56103010/01/2017MexicoSinaloaIsla de la Piedra, Mazatlan1Virginia Bonifacio
106084502/10/2006MexicoVeracruzTecolutla1Julian Quillen Vidoz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.