Crested Kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris - Martin-pêcheur tacheté

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Temminck, 1834

Biometrics

Size
: 43 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 230 à 280 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Megaceryle lugubris lugubris (c and s Japan)
Megaceryle lugubris continentalis (w and c Himalayas)
Megaceryle lugubris guttulata (e Himalayas to c China and n Indochina)
Megaceryle lugubris pallida (Hokkaido I.. n Japan. and s Kuril Is. (Russia))

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur tacheté,
Martín gigante asiático,
pica-peixe-de-poupa,
Haubenfischer,
szalagos halkapó,
Chinese Reuzenijsvogel,
Martin pescatore crestato,
tofskungsfiskare,
Kaskadeisfugl,
rybárec pásikavý,
rybařík chocholatý,
Toppet Stødfisker,
aasiankeisarikalastaja,
alció gegant asiàtic,
rybaczek żałobny,
dižraibais dzenītis,
čopasti pasat,
Большой пегий зимородок,
ヤマセミ,
冠鱼狗,
นกกะเต็นขาวดำใหญ่,
冠魚狗,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest