Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (5)
William Moskoff
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | alció verd americà |
| Croatian | zeleni vodomar |
| Czech | rybařík zelený |
| Dutch | Groene IJsvogel |
| English | Green Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Green Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur vert |
| French (France) | Martin-pêcheur vert |
| German | Grünfischer |
| Icelandic | Grænþyrill |
| Japanese | ミドリヤマセミ |
| Norwegian | grønnisfugl |
| Polish | rybaczek zielony |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | martim-pescador-pequeno |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Guarda-rios-pequeno |
| Russian | Зелёный зимородок |
| Serbian | Američki zeleni vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárec zelenochrbtý |
| Slovenian | Ameriški pasat |
| Spanish | Martín Pescador Verde |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Martín Pescador Chico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Martín pescador chico |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Martín Pescador Verde |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Pescador Verde |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Martín Pescador Verde |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Martín Pescador Verde |
| Spanish (Panama) | Martín Pescador Verde |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Martín pescador chico |
| Spanish (Peru) | Martín Pescador Verde |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín pescador verde |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Martín Pescador Chico |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Martín Pescador Pequeño |
| Swedish | grön kungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Yeşil Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Рибалочка зелений |
Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo americana
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.451.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHLOROCERYLE
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
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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
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Distribution of the Green Kingfisher
Map last updated 23 October 2023.
