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)
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Scientific name definitions
P. F. Woodall, Guy M. Kirwan, and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 23, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 23, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Authors
P. F. Woodall, Guy M. Kirwan, and Eduardo de Juana
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F., G. M. Kirwan, and E. de Juana (2020). Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blbkin4.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 23, 2016
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Authors
P. F. Woodall, Guy M. Kirwan, and Eduardo de Juana
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and Eduardo de Juana
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F., G. M. Kirwan, and E. de Juana (2016). Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
