WoRMS taxon details
Megaceryle Kaup, 1848
206907 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206907)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Size: medium to giant size. Plumage: hard in texture; markedly sexually dimorphic; tail long; inter-ramal feathers not...
Description Size: medium to giant size. Plumage: hard in texture; markedly sexually dimorphic; tail long; inter-ramal feathers not overlapping sides of mandibular rami. Other characters: bill stout; prey on large invertebrates; hunt from a perch; solitary. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Megaceryle Kaup, 1848. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206907 on 2026-08-14
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fry, C. H.; Keith, S.; Urban, E. K. (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Unreviewed
Description Size: medium to giant size. Plumage: hard in texture; markedly sexually dimorphic; tail long; inter-ramal feathers not overlapping sides of mandibular rami. Other characters: bill stout; prey on large invertebrates; hunt from a perch; solitary. [details]
