Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | ledňáček třpytivý |
| Dutch | Glansijsvogel |
| English | Shining-blue Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Shining-blue Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur azuré |
| French (French Guiana) | Martin-pêcheur azuré |
| German | Schillereisvogel |
| Japanese | ルリハシグロカワセミ |
| Norwegian | indigoisfugl |
| Polish | zimorodek lśniący |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-peixe-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-peixe-azul |
| Russian | Бирюзовый зимородок |
| Serbian | Jarkoplavi vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárik lesklý |
| Spanish | Martín Pescador Brillante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín pescador brillante |
| Swedish | blåryggig kungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Parlak Mavi Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Рибалочка бірюзовий |
Alcedo quadribrachys Bonaparte, 1850
PROTONYM:
Alcedo quadribrachys
Bonaparte, 1850. Conspectus Generum Avium 1, p.158.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa occid. Guinea.
Definitions
- ALCEDO
- alcedo
- quadribrachys
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Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys Scientific name definitions
P. F. Woodall
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 11, 2019
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 11, 2019
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys
Authors
P. F. Woodall
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. (2020). Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys), 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.shbkin1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 11, 2019
- Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys
Authors
P. F. Woodall
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. (2019). Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys). 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.