Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (4)
P. F. Woodall
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 3, 2017
Text last updated March 3, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | alció gegant asiàtic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 冠鱼狗 |
| Czech | rybařík chocholatý |
| Dutch | Chinese Reuzenijsvogel |
| English | Crested Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Crested Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur tacheté |
| French (France) | Martin-pêcheur tacheté |
| German | Haubenfischer |
| Icelandic | Fjallþyrill |
| Japanese | ヤマセミ |
| Korean | 뿔호반새 |
| Norwegian | kaskadeisfugl |
| Polish | rybaczek żałobny |
| Russian | Большой пегий зимородок |
| Serbian | Ćubasti vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárec pásikavý |
| Spanish | Martín Gigante Asiático |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín gigante asiático |
| Swedish | större gråfiskare |
| Thai | นกกระเต็นขาวดำใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Büyük Asya Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Рибалочка-чубань азійський |
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo lugubris
Temminck, 1834. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.92, pl.548.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Japan, = Nagasaki, according to Seebohm.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGACERYLE
- lugubris
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Crested Kingfisher
