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Megaceryle maxima (Pallas, 1769)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Coraciiformes
family
Alcedinidae
genus
Megaceryle
species
Megaceryle maxima

Name

Homonyms
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas, 1769)
Common names
Afrikaanse reuzenijsvogel in Dutch
Alcyon géant in French
Bói cá khổng lồ in Vietnamese
Büyük Afrika Yalıçapkını in Turkish
Džinovski vodomar in Serbian
GIKI in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Giant Kingfisher in English
Guarda-rios gigante in Portuguese
Kæmpestødfisker in language.
Martin pescatore gigante in Italian
Martin-pêcheur géant in French
Martin-pêcheur géant in French
Martin-pêcheur géant in French
Martín gigante africano in Spanish
Martín gigante africano in Spanish
Martín gigante africano in Spanish
Martín pescador gigante in Spanish
Reusevisvanger in Afrikaans
Riesenfischer in German
Riesenfischer in German
afrikankeisarikalastaja in Finnish
alció gegant africà in Catalan–Valencian
crnoglavi vodomar in Croatian
didysis keršasis tulžys in Lithuanian
giganta alciono in Esperanto
guarda-rios-gigante in Portuguese
guarda-rios-gigantes in Portuguese
guarda-rios-gigantes in Portuguese
guarda-rios-gigantes in Portuguese
hiid-kuningkalur in Estonian
isiVuba in Zulu
jättekungsfiskare in Swedish
kjempeisfugl in Norwegian
orjaški pasat in Slovenian
pica-peixe-gigante in Portuguese
pysgotwr mawr in Welsh
rybaczek wielki in Polish
rybařík velký in Czech
rybárec obrovský in Slovak
seInwedi in Tswana
óriás halkapó in Hungarian
Гигантский зимородок in Russian
Гигантский пегий зимородок in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds., 2013: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines. l + 461.
  2. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  3. Fry, C. H.; Keith, S.; Urban, E. K. (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
  4. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
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