Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis - Martin-pêcheur pie Alcyon pie

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Ceryle
Species
:
rudis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: 45 à 47 cm.
Weight
: 70 à 110 g

Longevity

4 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Ceryle rudis rudis (Egypt and Africa south of the Sahara)
Ceryle rudis syriacus (Turkey to Israel east to sw Iran)
Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus (e Afghanistan through India to s China and n Indochina)
Ceryle rudis travancoreensis (sw India)
Ceryle rudis insignis (e and se China, Hainan I.)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur pie,
Martín pescador pío,
pica-peixe-malhado,
Graufischer,
tarka halkapó,
Bonte IJsvogel,
Martin pescatore bianco e nero,
gråfiskare,
Terneisfugl,
rybárec strakatý,
rybařík jižní,
Gråfisker,
kirjokalastaja,
Bontvisvanger,
alció garser,
Skjaldþyrill,
rybaczek srokaty,
raibais dzenītis,
črnobeli pasat,
Малый пегий зимородок,
ヒメヤマセミ,
斑鱼狗,
นกกะเต็นปักหลัก,
斑翡翠,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tr

opical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Excavations (open), Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)