Alcedo atthis

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).Mean = 192.370 meters (631.135 feet), Standard Deviation = 214.610 based on 9,790 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus)
2. Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus) 1758
3. Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758)
4. Alcedo nais

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 12-Jun-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Alcedo

There are approximately 90 species in this genus:

A. amazona · A. argentata (Silvery Kingfisher) · A. argentata argentata · A. argentata flumenicola · A. atthis (Common Kingfisher) · A. atthis atthis · A. atthis bengalensis · A. atthis floresiana · A. atthis formosana · A. atthis hispidoides · A. atthis ispida · A. atthis japonica · A. atthis pallasii · A. atthis salomonensis · A. atthis taprobana · A. azurea (Azure Kingfisher) · A. azurea affinis · A. azurea azurea · A. azurea diemenensis · A. azurea lessonii · A. azurea ochrogaster · A. azurea ruficollaris · A. azureus · A. bengalensis · A. beryllina · A. biru · A. coerulenscens · A. coerulescens (Small Blue Kingfisher) · A. cristata (Malachite Kingfisher) · A. cristata cristata · A. cristata galerita · A. cristata ssp · A. cristata stuartkeithi · A. cristata thomensis · A. cristata vintsioides · A. cyanocephala · A. cyanopecta cyanopecta · A. cyanopectus (Indigo-Banded Kingfisher) · A. cyanopectus cyanopectus · A. cyanopectus nigrirostris · A. cyanostigma · A. euryzona (Blue-Banded Kingfisher) · A. euryzona euryzona · A. euryzona peninsulae · A. floresiana · A. guentheri · A. hercules (Blyth's Kingfisher) · A. ispida · A. ispida var. taprobana Kleinschmidt, 1894 · A. leucogaster (White-Bellied Kingfisher) · A. leucogaster bowdleri · A. leucogaster leopoldi · A. leucogaster leucogaster · A. leucogaster nais · A. leucogaster neumanni · A. melanoptera · A. meninting (Blue-Eared Kingfisher) · A. meninting coltarti · A. meninting meninting · A. meninting phillipsi · A. meninting rufigaster · A. meninting rufigastra · A. meninting scintillans · A. meninting verreauxii · A. nais · A. omnicolor · A. pusilla (Little Kingfisher) · A. pusilla aolae · A. pusilla bougainvillei · A. pusilla halli · A. pusilla halmaherae · A. pusilla laetior · A. pusilla masauji · A. pusilla ramsayi · A. pusilla richardsi · A. quadribrachys (Shining Blue Kingfisher) · A. quadribrachys guentheri · A. quadribrachys quadribrachys · A. rufigastra · A. rufirostris · A. semitorquata (Half-Collared Kingfisher) · A. sindiana · A. stellata · A. striolata · A. thomensis · A. variegata · A. vintsioides (Madagascar Kingfisher) · A. vintsioides johannae · A. vintsioides vintsioides · A. websteri (Bismarck Kingfisher)

Bibliography

• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Dickinson, E. C. (2003a): The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, edition 3rd edition, Christopher Helm, London

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 27 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3853688
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554549
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13832378
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554549
• IUCN ID: 47689
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 151461

Footnotes

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