Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (5)
P. F. Woodall
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Gryskopvisvanger |
Czech | ledňáček šedohlavý |
Danish | Gråhovedet Isfugl |
Dutch | Grijskopijsvogel |
English | Gray-headed Kingfisher |
English (United States) | Gray-headed Kingfisher |
French | Martin-chasseur à tête grise |
French (French Guiana) | Martin-chasseur à tête grise |
German | Graukopfliest |
Hebrew | שלדג אפור-ראש |
Icelandic | Gráþyrill |
Japanese | ハイガシラショウビン |
Norwegian | gråhodeisfugl |
Polish | łowiec szarogłowy |
Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-peixe-de-barrete-cinzento |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Passarinha |
Russian | Сероголовый зимородок |
Serbian | Sivoglavi vodomar |
Slovak | rybárikovec bledohlavý |
Spanish | Alción Cabeciblanco |
Spanish (Spain) | Alción cabeciblanco |
Swedish | gråhuvad kungsfiskare |
Turkish | Boz Başlı Yalıçapkını |
Ukrainian | Альціон сіроголовий |
Halcyon leucocephala ("Müller, PLS", 1776)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo leucocephala
"Müller, PLS", 1776. Natursyst. Suppl., p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
Definitions
- HALCYON
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
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●: 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)
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