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Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher
Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca] (= Halcyon senegalensis) (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The woodland kingfisher is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon senegalensis
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon senegalensis
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Alcedo senegalensis
Type locality:
Senegal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/184/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
47E716710E30AF17
Avibase ID:
avibase-47E71671
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/47E71671
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554589
Geographic range:
- Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis: Senegambia to Ethiopia and n Tanzania
- Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus: Forests of Sierra Leone to s Nigeria and Congo basin
- Halcyon cyanoleuca: NW Tanzania to Angola, Botswana and Natal
Source: Clements checklist
Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher
French:
Martin-chasseur du Sénégal ou M.-c. bleu et blanc
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martin-chasseur du Sénégal ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Halcyon senegalensis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon senegalensis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon senegalensis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Woodland Kingfisher ( Halcyon senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon senegalensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon senegalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
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Afrikaans: Bosveldvisvanger
Belarusian: Сенегальскі зімародак
Breton: Diredig Senegal
Catalan: Alció del Senegal, alció del Senegal, Alció senegalès
Czech: Lednácek senegalský, ledňáček senegalský, Lledňáček senegalský
Welsh: Pysgotwr coetir
Danish: Skovisfugl
German: Senegalliest
English: Senegal Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher, Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher
English, HBW: Woodland Kingfisher
English (IOC): Woodland Kingfisher
English (Kenya): Woodland Kingfisher
English (United States): Woodland Kingfisher
Esperanto: Senegala arbalciono
Spanish: Alción del Senegal, Alción Senegalés
Spanish (Spain): Alción Senegalés
Spanish (HBW): Woodland Kingfisher
Estonian: salu-safiirlind
Finnish: Afrikanmetsäkalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur du Sénégal, Martin-chasseur du Sénégal ou M.-c. bleu et blanc
Frisian: Senegaleeske iisfûgel
Irish: Cruidín coille
Galician: Alción dos bosques
Croatian: šumski vodomar
Hungarian: türkiz halkapó
Icelandic: Trjáþyril, Trjáþyrill
Italian: Martin pescatore boschereccio, Martin pescatore di bosco
Japanese (romaji): senegarushoubin
Japanese: セネガルショウビン
Scientific: Alcedo senegalensis, Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca], Halcyon senegalensis, Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis
Lithuanian: Senegalinis halcionas
Dutch: Senegalese Ijsvogel, Senegalijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lundisfugl
Norwegian: Lundisfugl
Polish: lowiec jasny, łowiec jasny
Portuguese: Guarda-rios-dos-bosques, Pica-peixe-dos-bosques
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-dos-bosques, Guarda-rios-do-senegal
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgaderin da Senegal
Russian: Сенегальская альциона, Сенегальский зимородок
Northern Sami: Vuovdefiskár
Slovak: Rybárik stromový, rybárikovec belasý
Slovenian: sinji gozdomec
Serbian: Senegalski šumski vodomar, Šumski vodomar
Swedish: Savannkungsfiskare
Swahili: Kurea Kidari-kijivu, Vuachwe Domochini
Turkish: Orman yalıçapkını, Senegal yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон сенегальський
Chinese: 林地翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 林地翡翠, 林翡翠
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