Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Pied Kingfisher
The Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ceryle rudis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Ceryle rudis syriacus
- Ceryle rudis rudis
- Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus
- Ceryle rudis travancoreensis
- Ceryle rudis insignis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo rudis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Egypt.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.116
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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