Beach Kingfisher Todiramphus saurophagus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
P. F. Woodall
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 10, 2016
Text last updated June 10, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | alció sargantaner |
| Czech | ledňáček plážový |
| Dutch | Hagedisijsvogel |
| English | Beach Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Beach Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-chasseur à tête blanche |
| French (France) | Martin-chasseur à tête blanche |
| German | Echsenliest |
| Indonesian | Cekakak pantai |
| Japanese | シロガシラショウビン |
| Norwegian | strandisfugl |
| Polish | łowczyk białogłowy |
| Russian | Белоголовая альциона |
| Serbian | Mangrovski vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárikovec pobrežný |
| Spanish | Alción Lagartijero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alción lagartijero |
| Swedish | krabbkungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Kumsal Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Альціон білоголовий |
Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)
PROTONYM:
Halcyon saurophaga
Gould, 1843. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 11, no.126, p. 103.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Guinea, type from the northern coast, between Island of Jobi and Cape d Urville.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TODIRAMPHUS
- saurophagus
- Saurophagus
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 Beach Kingfisher
