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Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1830)
The forest kingfisher, also known as the Macleay's or blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae, also known as tree kingfishers. It is a predominantly blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and coastal eastern and Northern Australia. Like many other kingfishers, it hunts invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Todiramphus
Scientific:
Todiramphus macleayii
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Todiramphus
Scientific:
Todiramphus macleayii
Original description
Citation:
(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ 1830)
Reference:
Ill. Orn.
2 pl.101,text
Protonym:
Halcyon Macleayii
Type locality:
No locality, restricted to Port Essington, Northern Territory, by Berlepsch, Abhandl. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges., 34, 1911, p. 75.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770106
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
31B7FC1191ECFB44
Avibase ID:
avibase-31B7FC11
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/31B7FC11
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692695
Geographic range:
- Todiramphus macleayii: southeastern New Guinea including eastern satellite islands, New Britain (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago), and north-central and eastern Australia; winters to eastern Lesser Sundas and southern New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
- Todiramphus macleayii macleayii: northern Australia (northern Northern Territory); winters to Sermata Island (Lesser Sundas)
- Todiramphus macleayii elisabeth: eastern New Guinea
- Todiramphus macleayii incinctus: eastern Queensland to New South Wales; winters to eastern New Guinea and Kai Islands
Source: Clements checklist
Forest Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció forestal
Czech:
ledňáček lesklý
Danish:
Nymfeisfugl
German:
Spiegelliest
Spanish:
Alción del Macleay
Spanish (Spain):
Alción del Macleay
Finnish:
australianmetsäkalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur forestier
Croatian:
crnouhi vodomar
Hungarian:
tükrös halción
Italian:
Martin pescatore di foresta
Japanese (romaji):
morishoubin
Japanese:
モリショウビン
Lithuanian:
Australinis todiramfas
Dutch:
Macleays IJsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skogisfugl
Norwegian:
Skogisfugl
Polish:
łowczyk leśny
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-da-floresta
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-da-floresta
Russian:
Лесная альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec zrkadlový
Serbian:
Prašumski vodomar
Swedish:
skogskungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон лісовий
Chinese:
林翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
林翡翠
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martin-chasseur forestier ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martin-chasseur forestier ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Australian Forest Kingfisher ( Halcyon macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Australian Forest Kingfisher ( Halcyon macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Forest Kingfisher ( Halcyon macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Forest Kingfisher ( Halcyon macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Forest Kingfisher ( Halcyon macleayii) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Halcyon macleayii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon macleayii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon macleayii [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Forest Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Forest Kingfisher ( Todiramphus macleayii) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Todiramphus macleayii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Todiramphus macleayii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Alció forestal
Czech: Lednácek lesklý, ledňáček lesklý
Danish: Nymfeisfugl
German: Spiegeliest, Spiegelliest
English: Australian Forest Kingfisher, Australian Forest-Kingfisher, Blue Kingfisher, Bush Kingfisher, Forest Kingfisher, MacLeay's Kingfisher, Roest Kingfisher
English, HBW: Forest Kingfisher
English (IOC): Forest Kingfisher
English (United States): Forest Kingfisher
Esperanto: Arbara arbalciono
Spanish: Alción de Macleay, Alción de Roest, Alción del Macleay
Spanish (Spain): Alción del Macleay
Spanish (HBW): Forest Kingfisher
Estonian: mets-safiirlind
Finnish: Australianmetsäkalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur de Jacquinot, Martin-chasseur forestier
Croatian: crnouhi vodomar
Hungarian: tükrös halción
Indonesian: Cekakak Rimba, Raja udang hutan
Italian: Martin pescatore di foresta
Japanese (romaji): morishoubin
Japanese: モリショウビン
Scientific: Halcyon macleayii, Lazulena macleayii, Todiramphus macleayii, Todiramphus macleayii macleayii, Todirhamphus macleayii
Lithuanian: Australinis todiramfas
Dutch: Macleay-ijsvogel, Macleays IJsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skogisfugl
Norwegian: Skogisfugl
Polish: łowczyk leśny, lowiec lesny, łowiec leśny
Portuguese: martim-caçador-da-floresta
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-da-floresta
Russian: Лесная альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec zrkadlový
Slovenian: akvamarinski gozdomec
Serbian: Prašumski vodomar
Swedish: Skogskungsfiskare
Turkish: Macleay yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон лісовий
Chinese: 林翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 林翡翠
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