Megaceryle
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Mass | Belted kingfisher |
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Scientific name | Megaceryle |
Length | Belted kingfisher |
Rank | Genus |
Higher classification | Water kingfisher |
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ID | 2924573 |
About Megaceryle
Megaceryle is a genus of very large kingfishers. They have a wide distribution in the Americas, Africa and southeast Asia. The genus was erected by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848. The type species is a subspecies of the crested kingfisher, Megaceryle lugubris guttulata.