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White-bellied Kingfisher

Corythornis leucogaster (Fraser, L 1843)

The white-bellied kingfisher is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae that occurs in parts of equatorial west Africa. The first formal description of the species was by the British zoologist Louis Fraser in 1843 under the binomial name Halcyon leucogaster. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Corythornis
Scientific:
  Corythornis leucogaster


Original description

Citation:
  (Fraser, L 1843)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.11, no.120 p.4

Imprint year:
  1843

Protonym:
  Halcyon leucogaster

Type locality:
  Clarence, Fernando Po.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/372/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4F94B89C71A13F13

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4F94B89C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4F94B89C


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554562

Geographic range:

  • Corythornis leucogaster leucogaster: Nigeria to southern Cameroon, Gabon, and northwestern Angola; Bioko
  • Corythornis leucogaster bowdleri: tropical Guinea to Mali and Ghana
  • Corythornis leucogaster leopoldi: Congo basin (eastern Congo to southern Uganda and northwestern Zambia)
English:
White-bellied Kingfisher
Catalan:
Blauet de ventre blanc
Czech:
ledňáček bělobřichý
Danish:
Hvidbuget Isfugl
German:
Weißbauch-Zwergfischer
Spanish:
Martín Pescador Ventriblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Martín Pescador Ventriblanco
Finnish:
valkovatsakalastaja
French:
Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc
Croatian:
riđolici vodomar
Italian:
Martin pescatore panciabianca
Japanese (romaji):
shiroharakawasemi
Japanese:
シロハラカワセミ
Lithuanian:
Baltapilvis tulžys
Dutch:
Witbuikijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jungelisfugl
Norwegian:
Jungelisfugl
Polish:
zimorodek białobrzuchy
Portuguese:
Pica-peixinho-de-barriga-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-de-barriga-branca
Russian:
Белобрюхий зимородок
Slovak:
rybárik bielobruchý
Serbian:
Belotrbi vodomar
Swedish:
vitbukig kungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Рибалочка білочеревий
Chinese:
白腹翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
白腹翠鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Corythornis leucogaster) [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Alcedo leucogaster [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Alcedo leucogaster [version 6]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Alcedo leucogaster [version 6]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-bellied Kingfisher ( Alcedo leucogaster) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Corythornis leucogaster [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Corythornis [cristatus, leucogaster or vintsioides] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Bengali: ধরাম঩ট ভাছযাঙা
Bengali (transliteration): dhalāpēṭa mācharāṅā*
Catalan: Blauet de ventre blanc
Czech: Lednácek belobrichý, ledňáček bělobřichý
Danish: Hvidbuget Isfugl
German: Prinzenzwerg, Weißbauch-Zwergfischer
English: Sao Tome Kingfisher, White bellied Kingfisher, White-bellied Kingfisher, White-breasted Kingfisher
English, HBW: White-bellied Kingfisher
English (IOC): White-bellied Kingfisher
English (United States): White-bellied Kingfisher
Esperanto: Blankventra alciono
Spanish: Martín Pescador de Vientre Blanco, Martín Pescador Ventriblanco
Spanish (Spain): Martín Pescador Ventriblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-bellied Kingfisher
Estonian: varju-jäälind
Finnish: Valkovatsakalastaja
French: Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc, Petit Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc
Croatian: riđolici vodomar
Italian: Martin pescatore panciabianca, Martin pescatore ventrebianco
Japanese (romaji): shiroharakawasemi
Japanese: シロハラカワセミ
Scientific: Alcedo leucogaster, Alcedo leucogaster leucogaster, Corythornis leucogaster, Corythornis leucogaster leucogaster, Halcyon leucogaster
Lithuanian: Baltapilvis tulžys
Dutch: Witbuikijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jungelisfugl
Norwegian: Jungelisfugl
Polish: zimorodek bialobrzuchy, zimorodek białobrzuchy
Portuguese: Pica-peixinho-de-barriga-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-barriga-branca, Pica-peixinho-de-barriga-branca
Russian: Белобрюхий зимородок
Slovak: rybárik bielobruchý
Slovenian: džungelski vodomec
Serbian: Belotrbi vodomar
Swedish: Vitbukad kungsfiskare, vitbukig kungsfiskare
Swahili: Mdiria Tumbo-jeupe
Turkish: Ak karınlı tepeli yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Рибалочка білочеревий
Chinese: 白腹翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 白腹翠鳥

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