Taxonomy Profile: Megaceryle (Kaup 1848)

Megaceryle: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Megaceryle: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Coraciiformes
Kingfishers |
Rollers |
martins-pêcheurs |
Motmots |
Bee-eaters |
Todies |
Family : Alcedinidae
Kingfishers |
Subfamily : Cerylinae
Genus : Megaceryle
Megaceryle Direct Children(s):
Megaceryle alcyon
(Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle torquata
(Linnaeus 1766)
Megaceryle maxima
(Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle lugubris
(Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Megaceryle
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Megaceryle
Source:
A classification of the bird species of South America - 28/11/05
Acquired:
2005-11-28
Notes:
Remsen, J. V., Jr., A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, J. M. C. da Silva, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. American Ornithologists' Union. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html
Reference for:
Megaceryle
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.11.05
Acquired:
2005-11-23
Notes:
Zoonomen Nomenclatural data maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Megaceryle
Source:
IOC World Bird List (version 12.1)
Acquired:
2022-01-21
Notes:
Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]
Reference for:
Megaceryle
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
American Ornithologists' Union
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-07-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Forty-fifth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American birds
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Auk, vol. 121, no. 3
Page(s):
985-995
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0004-8038
Notes:
Reference for:
Megaceryle
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dickinson, Edward C., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-01-01 / 2003-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
Page(s):
1039
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-11701-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Megaceryle
Megaceryle: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Megaceryle: Comments
Comment:
Remsen et al. (2005) comment on the status of Megaceryle Kaup 1848 in their developing South American Check-List as follows: 'Megaceryle torquata and M. alcyon have been placed in the genus Ceryle in many classifications (e.g., Meyer de Schauensee 1970, AOU 1983, 1998), but most classifications have followed Fry (1980) in restricting Ceryle to Old World C. rudis (e.g., Sibley & Monroe 1990, Fry & Fry 1992, Woodall 2001). Data to support either treatment are minimal.' They there list 'Megaceryle torquata Ringed Kingfisher' and 'Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher' as current valid names