Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (2)
P. F. Woodall
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 11, 2019
Text last updated July 11, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Африканско земеродно рибарче |
| Catalan | blauet lluent |
| Czech | ledňáček třpytivý |
| Dutch | Glansijsvogel |
| English | Shining-blue Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Shining-blue Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur azuré |
| French (France) | Martin-pêcheur azuré |
| German | Schillereisvogel |
| Japanese | ルリハシグロカワセミ |
| Norwegian | indigoisfugl |
| Polish | zimorodek lśniący |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-peixe-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-peixe-azul |
| Russian | Бирюзовый зимородок |
| Serbian | Jarkoplavi vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárik lesklý |
| Spanish | Martín Pescador Brillante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín pescador brillante |
| Swedish | blåryggig kungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Parlak Mavi Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Рибалочка бірюзовий |
Alcedo quadribrachys Bonaparte, 1850
PROTONYM:
Alcedo quadribrachys
Bonaparte, 1850. Conspectus generum avium 1, p.158.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa occid. Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALCEDO
- alcedo
- quadribrachys
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Shining-blue Kingfisher
