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Scientific Name
Ceryle alcyon
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Belted Kingfisher
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyAlcedinidae
SubfamilyCerylinae
GenusMegaceryle
SpeciesCeryle alcyon
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Connery et al. (1998): Reported this species during searches of watersheds within the park during 1997.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Long 1981) and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common spring and fall migrant, common breeder, rare in winter (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Eliot (1931) pairs at Long Pond, Jordan Pond, and Upper Hadlock Pond. Sibley (2000) summers throughout Maine, year-round in far southwestern corner of Maine. Adamus (1983) breeding throughout Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
29
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Connery et al. (1998): Reported this species during searches of watersheds within the park during 1997. Witt (1997) and Long (1987) report this species in areas adjacent to the park; Breeding documented on Mount Desert Island; Widely distributed on MDI. Sharp (1997) Recorded during the Breeding Bird Survey conducted June 1996; not sure if observation was within park boundaries. North and Chidester (1986) Observed from Jordan Cliffs between July and September 1986. Russell (1984?) common spring through fall, rare in winter. Nests have been found in a number of borrow pits. A bird can almost always be found somewhere between Babson's Brook (= Kitteredge Brook) and the lower part of Somesville Harbor until the extreme cold of late January. Duley and North (1984) observed at Jordan Cliffs between May and September 1984. Bond (1969) burrow observed in the side of a bank by the sea. Species is often seen along the coast and about the borders of lakes and ponds. Bond (19??) common summer resident; 1 or more nests have been found. Long (1951) a pair nested in a gravel hole in Southwest Harbor during 1949 and 1950. a bird observed at Somesville on 18 February 1950. Tyson and Bond (1941): Common during summer on MDI. Sullivan (1937): Summer resident; common from May to September (Pellew); a few records given but no locations. Farley (1935) observed 3 pairs on MDI, observed between 12 June and 22 June 1934. Eliot (1931): Common in the Northeast Harbor area during June 1931, less generally distributed; Pairs at Somes Sound, Northeast Harbor, Little Harbor, Long Pond, Jordan Pond, and Upper Hadlock Pond. Also observed on MDI by Mr. And Mrs. C.R. Robbins on 3 June 1916. Allen (1899): rather common on MDI between 1880 and 1899., Park Species Data Source: Connery et al. (1998); North and Chidester (1986); Duley and North (1984); Eliot (1931)
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