White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (58)
- Subspecies (5)
P. F. Woodall and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 14, 2016
Text last updated March 14, 2016
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Species names in eBird-supported languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Blourugvisvanger |
| Azerbaijani | Qırmızıdimdik balıqcıl |
| Bangla | ধলাগলা মাছরাঙা / সাদাবুক মাছরাঙা |
| Bangla (Bangladesh) | ধলাগলা মাছরাঙা / সাদাবুক মাছরাঙা |
| Bangla (India) | সাদা-বুক মাছরাঙা |
| Bulgarian | Белогърдо земеродно рибарче |
| Catalan | alció d'Esmirna |
| Chinese | 蒼翡翠 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 白胸翡翠 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白胸翡翠 |
| Croatian | bjeloprsi vodomar |
| Czech | ledňáček hnědohlavý |
| Danish | Smyrnaisfugl |
| Dutch | Smyrnaijsvogel |
| English | White-throated Kingfisher |
| English (AVI) | White-throated Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | White-throated Kingfisher |
| Estonian | ruske-safiirlind |
| Finnish | smyrnankalastaja |
| French | Martin-chasseur de Smyrne |
| German | Braunliest |
| Greek | Σμυρναλκυόνη |
| Gujarati | કલકલિયો |
| Hebrew | שלדג לבן-חזה |
| Hindi | सफ़ेद छाती किलकिला |
| Hungarian | Barna halkapó |
| Icelandic | Tyrkjaþyrill |
| Indonesian | Cekakak belukar |
| Japanese | アオショウビン |
| Kannada | ಗದ್ದೆ ಮಿಂಚುಳ್ಳಿ |
| Konkani | किरकीरो |
| Latvian | Baltkrūšu dzenītis |
| Lithuanian | Raudonsnapis halcionas |
| Malayalam | മീൻകൊത്തിച്ചാത്തൻ |
| Manipuri | Ngarakpi-tha-ngou |
| Marathi | खंड्या |
| Mizo | Kaikuangral-awrvar |
| Nepali (India) | सेतोकन्ठे माटीकोरे |
| Nepali (Nepal) | सेतोकण्ठे माटीकोरे |
| Norwegian | kastanjeisfugl |
| Odia | ନୀଳ ମାଛରଙ୍କା |
| Persian | ماهیخورک گلوسفید (سینهسفید) |
| Polish | łowiec krasnodzioby |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Guarda-rios-de-papo-branco |
| Punjabi (India) | ਵੱਡਾ ਮਛੇਰਾ |
| Romanian | Pescăraș cu piept alb |
| Russian | Красноносый зимородок |
| Serbian | Belogrudi vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárikovec hnedohlavý |
| Slovenian | Izmirski gozdomec |
| Spanish | Alción de Esmirna |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alción de Esmirna |
| Swedish | smyrnakungsfiskare |
| Tamil (India) | வெண்மார்பு மீன்கொத்தி |
| Telugu | బుచ్చిగాడు |
| Thai | นกกระเต็นอกขาว |
| Turkish | İzmir Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Альціон білогрудий |
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo smyrnensis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.116.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa and Asia = Smyrna, ex Albin.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- HALCYON
- smyrnensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W and S Turkey S to NE Egypt, and from C Iraq E to Pakistan, extreme NE Afghanistan and NW India.
Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo smyrnensis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.116.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa and Asia = Smyrna, ex Albin.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- HALCYON
- smyrnensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Halcyon smyrnensis fusca Scientific name definitions
Distribution
India from Uttarakhand to West Bengal and S through W part of peninsula to Sri Lanka.
Halcyon smyrnensis fusca (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo fusca
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.54.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Malabar Coast, ex Daubenton, PI. enlum. no. 894.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- HALCYON
- smyrnensis
- fusca
- Fusca
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Halcyon smyrnensis saturatior Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Andaman Is.
Halcyon smyrnensis saturatior Hume, 1874
PROTONYM:
Halcyon saturatior
Hume, 1874. Stray Feathers 2, p.168,531.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Andaman Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- HALCYON
- smyrnensis
- saturatior / saturatium / saturatius
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E India to Bangladesh, Myanmar and Indochina, S to Sumatra and W Java.
Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra Madarász, 1904
PROTONYM:
Halcyon perpulchra
Madarász, 1904. Annales Historico-naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 2, p.85.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Singapore.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- HALCYON
- smyrnensis
- perpulchra
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Halcyon smyrnensis fokiensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S and E China and islands of Matsu and Kinmen (off Fujian).
Halcyon smyrnensis fokiensis Laubmann & Götz, 1926
PROTONYM:
Halcyon (Entomobia) smyrnensis fokiensis
Laubmann & Götz, 1926. Verhandlungen der Ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern 17 Heft?, p.42.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Foochow, Fohkien.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- HALCYON
- smyrnensis
- fohkienensis / fohkiensis / fokensis / fokienensis / fokiensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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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Distribution of the White-throated Kingfisher
