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The Megaceryle large green kingfishers were formerly placed in Ceryle with the pied kingfisher, but the latter is closer to the Chloroceryle American green kingfishers. The belted kingfisher's closest living relative is the ringed kingfisher (M. torquata), and these two in all probability originated from an African Megaceryle which colonized ...
Rather, it now seems that the genus probably originates in the Old World, possibly Africa, and the ancestor of the belted and ringed kingfishers made the ocean crossing [7] The Megaceryle kingfishers were formerly placed in Ceryle with the pied kingfisher, but the latter is genetically closer to the American green kingfishers.
This list of birds of Oklahoma includes species documented in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and accepted by the Oklahoma Ornithological Society's Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of May 2022, there were 488 species on the official list. [ 1 ]
Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) large crested kingfishers with a wide distribution in Africa, Asia and America. The belted kingfisher, (M. alcyon), is the only kingfisher that is widespread in North America, though the ringed kingfisher (M. torquata) may be found as far north as Texas and Arizona: Ceryle F. Boie, 1828: Pied kingfisher ...
There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
The ringed kingfisher is from the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes. [10] The ringed kingfisher is related to the belted kingfisher. [11] Overall, the species appears much larger than its counterpart, while possessing a rufous belly, a massive bill, and a blue back. [12] Male Kingfisher perching over a river to capture its prey
Location of Kingfisher County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which ...
This is a list of species of fauna that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( February 2011 )