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Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Megaceryle maxima
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia CA, Hone et al 2013 avian data, wikipedia SV, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Ghana Species List, Guinea Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Malawi Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Rwanda Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, NCBI, wikipedia EO, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Megaceryle maxima
Recognized by CalPhotos and Biopix Nature Photos
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Mozambique Species List
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Megaceryle maxima
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, xeno canto America, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Megaceryle maxima
Recognized by PlanetScott, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Ceryle maxima
Synonym according to NCBI

Common Names

English

Giant Kingfisher preferred
Recognized by PlanetScott, Wikidata Common Names, and xeno canto America

Afrikaans

Reusevisvanger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

голямо черногърбо рибарче preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

alció gegant africà preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大鱼狗 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

crnoglavi vodomar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

rybařík velký preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Kæmpestødfisker preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Afrikaanse Reuzenijsvogel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Giganta alciono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

hiid-kuningkalur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

afrikankeisarikalastaja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Martin-pêcheur géant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Riesenfischer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

שלדג מים ענק preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

óriás halkapó preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Martin pescatore gigante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

オオヤマセミ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

didysis keršasis tulžys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

џиновско рибарче preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tábąąh naalzheehiitsoh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Kjempeisfugl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

ماهی‌خورک عظیم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

rybaczek wielki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

guarda-rios-gigantes preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Гигантский пегий зимородок preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

rybárec obrovský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Martín gigante africano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
orjaški pasat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

jättekungsfiskare preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

рибалочка-чубань африканський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Bói cá khổng lồ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

pysgotwr mawr preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

الرفراف العملاق preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

وڈا مچھی مار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Swainson 1837)
Megaceryle maxima maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Cerylinae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Swainson 1837)
Megaceryle maxima maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Swainson 1837)
Megaceryle maxima maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Paraves
Aves
Ornithurae
Neornithes
Neognathae
Neoaves
landbirds
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Swainson 1837)
Megaceryle maxima maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Swainson 1837)
Megaceryle maxima maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Swainson 1837)
Megaceryle maxima maxima
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Cerylinae
Megaceryle Kaup 1848
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Swainson 1837)
Megaceryle maxima maxima (Pallas 1769)
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas 1769) (this page)
Actenoides bougainvillei (Rothschild 1904)
Actenoides capucinus (Meyer & Wiglesworth 1896)
Actenoides concretus (Temminck 1825)
Actenoides excelsus (Mayr 1941)
Actenoides hombroni (Bonaparte 1850)
Actenoides lindsayi (Vigors 1831)
Actenoides monachus (Bonaparte 1850)
Actenoides princeps (Reichenbach 1851)
Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus 1758)
Alcedo coerulescens Vieillot 1818
Alcedo hercules Laubmann 1917
Alcedo meninting Horsfield 1821
Alcedo quadribrachys Bonaparte 1850
Alcedo semitorquata Swainson 1823
Caridonax fulgidus (Gould 1857)
Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ceyx azureus (Latham 1801)
Ceyx cajeli Wallace 1863
Ceyx collectoris Rothschild & Hartert 1901
Ceyx dispar Rothschild & Hartert 1914
Ceyx gentianus Tristram 1879
Ceyx lepidus Temminck 1836
Ceyx margarethae Blasius 1890
Ceyx meeki Rothschild 1901
Ceyx mulcatus Rothschild & Hartert 1914
Ceyx nigromaxilla Rothschild & Hartert 1905
Ceyx pusillus (Temminck 1836)
Ceyx sacerdotis Ramsay 1882
Ceyx solitarius Temminck 1836
Ceyx websteri (Hartert 1898)
Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas 1764)
Chloroceryle amazona (Latham 1790)
Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin 1788)
Chloroceryle inda (Linnaeus 1766)
Cittura cyanotis (Temminck 1824)
Clytoceyx rex Sharpe 1880
Corythornis leucogaster (Fraser 1843)
Corythornis madagascariensis (Linnaeus 1766)
Corythornis nais (Kaup 1848)
Corythornis thomensis Salvadori 1902
Corythornis vintsioides (Eydoux & Gervais 1836)
Dacelo gaudichaud Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Dacelo leachii Vigors & Horsfield 1826
Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann 1783)
Dacelo tyro Gray 1858
Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli 1786)
Halcyon badia Verreaux & Verreaux 1851
Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley 1814)
Halcyon coromanda (Latham 1790)
Halcyon cyanoventris Vieillot 1818
Halcyon gularis (Kuhl 1820)
Halcyon leucocephala (Müller 1776)
Halcyon malimbica (Shaw 1811)
Halcyon pileata (Boddaert 1783)
Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus 1766)
Halcyon senegaloides Smith 1834
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ispidina lecontei (Cassin 1856)
Ispidina picta (Boddaert 1783)
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758)
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck 1834)
Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766)
Melidora macrorrhina (Lesson 1827)
Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson 1841)
Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus 1766)
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (Temminck 1826)
Syma megarhyncha Salvadori 1896
Syma torotoro Lesson 1827
Tanysiptera carolinae Schlegel 1871
Tanysiptera danae Sharpe 1880
Tanysiptera ellioti Sharpe 1970
Tanysiptera galatea Gray 1859
Tanysiptera hydrocharis Gray 1858
Tanysiptera nigriceps Sclater 1877
Tanysiptera nympha Gray 1840
Tanysiptera riedelii Verreaux 1866
Tanysiptera sylvia Gould 1850
Todiramphus albonotatus (Ramsay 1885)
Todiramphus australasia (Vieillot 1818)
Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert 1783)
Todiramphus cinnamominus (Swainson 1821)
Todiramphus diops (Temminck 1824)
Todiramphus enigma (Hartert 1904)
Todiramphus farquhari (Sharpe 1899)
Todiramphus funebris Bonaparte 1850
Todiramphus gambieri (Oustalet 1895)
Todiramphus godeffroyi (Finsch 1877)
Todiramphus lazuli (Temminck 1830)
Todiramphus leucopygius (Verreaux 1858)
Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby 1830)
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus (Wallace 1862)
Todiramphus pelewensis (Wiglesworth 1891)
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius (Gould 1841)
Todiramphus recurvirostris Lafresnaye 1842
Todiramphus reichenbachii Hartlaub 1852
Todiramphus ruficollaris (Holyoak 1974)
Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfeld 1827)
Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould 1843)
Todiramphus tutus (Gmelin 1788)
Todiramphus winchelli (Sharpe 1877)
19 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Coelurosauria
Aves
Neognathae
Coraciiformes
Cerylidae
Megaceryle
Megaceryle maxima (this page)
Megaceryle alcyon
Megaceryle lugubris
Megaceryle torquata

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Aves
Passerae
Coraciimorphae
Cavitaves
Picocoraciae
Coraciiformes
Alcedines
Alcedinidae
Cerylinae
Megaceryle
Megaceryle maxima (this page)
Megaceryle maxima gigantea
Megaceryle maxima maxima
Megaceryle alcyon
Megaceryle lugubris
Megaceryle torquata
Megaceryle torquatus
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