Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- 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 (Kenya) | Grey-headed Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Gray-headed Kingfisher |
| French | 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 |
Halcyon leucocephala (Statius Muller, 1776)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo leucocephala
Statius Muller, 1776. Natursyst. Suppl., p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
Definitions
- HALCYON
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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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)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Gray-headed Kingfisher