Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (4)
P. F. Woodall, Guy M. Kirwan, and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 23, 2016
Text last updated September 23, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | alció pitblau |
| Czech | ledňáček černokřídlý |
| Dutch | Teugelijsvogel |
| English | Blue-breasted Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Blue-breasted Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue |
| French (France) | Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue |
| German | Zügelliest |
| Japanese | アオムネショウビン |
| Norwegian | blåbrystisfugl |
| Polish | łowiec kameruński |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-peixe-de-peito-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-peixe-de-peito-azul |
| Slovak | rybárikovec modroprsý |
| Spanish | Alción Pechiazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alción pechiazul |
| Swedish | blåbröstad kungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Gökçe Göğüslü Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Альціон блакитний |
Halcyon malimbica (Shaw, 1812)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo Malimbica
Shaw, 1812. General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8 pt1, p.66.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Malimba, Portuguese Congo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HALCYON
- malimbica / malimbicus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Blue-breasted Kingfisher
