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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 German...
- The
belted kingfisher (
Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, con****uous
water kingfisher,
native to
North America. All
kingfishers are
placed in one family,...
- species: the
giant kingfisher (
Megaceryle maxima), the
ringed kingfisher (
Megaceryle torquata), and the
belted kingfisher (
Megaceryle alcyon) with
which it forms...
- The
giant kingfisher (
Megaceryle maxima) is the
largest kingfisher in Africa,
where it is a
resident breeding bird over most of the
continent south of...
- The
ringed kingfisher (
Megaceryle torquata) is a large, con****uous, and
noisy kingfisher bird
commonly found along the
lower Rio
Grande Valley in southeasternmost...
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ancestor of the
ringed kingfisher and the
belted kingfisher in the
genus Megaceryle. The
subfamily Cerylinae contains nine
kingfisher species and is divided...
- in weight. The
largest kingfisher in
Africa is the
giant kingfisher (
Megaceryle maxima),
which is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in
length and 255–426 g (9...
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Alcedininae Alcedo Ceyx
Corythornis Ispidina Cerylinae Ceryle Chloroceryle Megaceryle Halcyoninae Actenoides Caridonax Cittura Clytoceyx Dacelo Halcyon Lacedo...
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Alcedininae Alcedo Ceyx
Corythornis Ispidina Cerylinae Ceryle Chloroceryle Megaceryle Halcyoninae Actenoides Caridonax Cittura Clytoceyx Dacelo Halcyon Lacedo...
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found nesting in old,
earthen burrows vacated by
belted kingfishers (
Megaceryle alcyon) or sand
martins (Riparia riparia). Both ****es help with the nest...
