Brown-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon gularis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 26, 2015
Text last updated March 26, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | alció gorjablanc |
| Czech | ledňáček hnědoprsý |
| Danish | Brunbrystet Smyrnaisfugl |
| Dutch | Bruinborstijsvogel |
| English | Brown-breasted Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Brown-breasted Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-chasseur à poitrine brune |
| French (France) | Martin-chasseur à poitrine brune |
| German | Braunbrustliest |
| Japanese | チャムネショウビン |
| Norwegian | brunbrystisfugl |
| Polish | łowiec białobrody |
| Serbian | Smeđogrudi vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárikovec bielohrdlý |
| Spanish | Alción Filipino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alción filipino |
| Swedish | smyrnakungsfiskare (gularis) |
| Turkish | Kestane Göğüslü Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Альціон каштановогрудий |
Halcyon gularis (Kuhl, 1820)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo Gularis
Kuhl, 1820. Buffoni et Daubentoni figurarum avium coloratarum nomina systematica, p.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar, ex PI. col., no. 232, error = Philippine Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HALCYON
- gulare / gularis
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 Brown-breasted Kingfisher
