Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bosveldvisvanger |
| Czech | ledňáček africký |
| Dutch | Senegalijsvogel |
| English | Woodland Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Woodland Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-chasseur du Sénégal |
| French (French Guiana) | Martin-chasseur du Sénégal |
| German | Senegalliest |
| Icelandic | Trjáþyrill |
| Japanese | セネガルショウビン |
| Norwegian | lundisfugl |
| Polish | łowiec jasny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pica-peixe-dos-bosques |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Guarda-rios-do-senegal |
| Russian | Сенегальский зимородок |
| Serbian | Senegalski šumski vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárikovec belasý |
| Spanish | Alción Senegalés |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alción senegalés |
| Swedish | savannkungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Senegal Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Альціон сенегальський |
Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo senegalensis
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1, p.180.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
Definitions
- HALCYON
- senegala / senegalensis / senegalla / senegallensis / senegalli / senegallus
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Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Scientific name definitions
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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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Authors
P. F. Woodall
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. (2020). Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis), 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.wookin1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 8, 2013
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Authors
P. F. Woodall
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. (2013). Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis). 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.