Ringed Kingfisher

Megaceryle torquata - Martin-pêcheur à ventre roux

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Megaceryle
Species
:
torquata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 40 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 305 à 341 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Megaceryle torquata torquata (s Texas. USA. to n Argentina, Margarita I. and Trinidad)
Megaceryle torquata stictipennis (Lesser Antilles)
Megaceryle torquata stellata (Chile and Argentina)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur à ventre roux,
Martín gigante neotropical,
martim-pescador-grande,
Rotbrustfischer,
gyűrűs halkapó,
Amerikaanse Reuzenijsvogel,
Martin pescatore neotropicale,
ringkungsfiskare,
Ringisfugl,
rybárec obojkový,
rybařík obojkový,
Grårygget Stødfisker,
isosepelkalastaja,
alció gegant neotropical,
rybaczek obrożny,
rudvēdera dzenītis,
ovratniški pasat,
Красногрудый пегий зимородок,
クビワヤマセミ,
棕腹鱼狗,
ringkungsfiskare,
領魚狗,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches