Crested Kingfisher
Megaceryle lugubris(Temminck, CJ, 1834)
English (US) Crested Kingfisher
The Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) 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
- Megaceryle lugubris
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1834)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Megaceryle lugubris continentalis
- Megaceryle lugubris guttulata
- Megaceryle lugubris pallida
- Megaceryle lugubris lugubris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo lugubris
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1834)
- Type locality
- Japan, = Nagasaki, according to Seebohm.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.92, vol.4 pl.548
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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