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Blyth's Kingfisher
Alcedo hercules Laubmann, AL 1917
Blyth's kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in the genus Alcedo. Named for Edward Blyth, the species has also been known as Alcedo grandis and as the great blue kingfisher. Between 22 and 23 centimetres long, the kingfisher has deep rufous underparts with a blackish blue breast patch, and brilliant cobalt blue or azure upperparts, tinged with purple. The wings are a dark blackish green, with blue speckles and tips to some of the feathers. The bill of the male is entirely black, while the female has a dark red lower mandible. The species is distinguished from the similar blue-eared kingfisher and common kingfisher by its greater size, heavy black bill, and dark lores. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Alcedo
Scientific:
Alcedo hercules
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Alcedo
Scientific:
Alcedo hercules
Original description
Citation:
Laubmann, AL 1917
Reference:
Verh. Orn. Gesell. Bayern
13 Heft1 p.105
Protonym:
Alcedo hercules
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35495#page/115/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
56A1C8E5B82959EF
Avibase ID:
avibase-56A1C8E5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/56A1C8E5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554548
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Alcedo hercules: Sikkim to southwestern China, Myanmar, northern Laos, northern Vietnam, and Hainan
Source: Clements checklist
Blyth's Kingfisher
Catalan:
Blauet de Blyth
Czech:
ledňáček větší
Danish:
Herkulesisfugl
German:
Herkuleseisvogel
Spanish:
Martín Pescador Hércules
Spanish (Spain):
Martín Pescador Hércules
Finnish:
isokuningaskalastaja
French:
Martin-pêcheur de Blyth
Croatian:
veliki vodomar
Hungarian:
Blyth-jégmadár
Italian:
Martin pescatore di Blyth
Japanese (romaji):
ookawasemi
Japanese:
オオカワセミ
Lithuanian:
Didysis tulžys
Dutch:
Blyths IJsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Herkulesisfugl
Norwegian:
Herkulesisfugl
Polish:
zimorodek duży
Portuguese:
guarda-rios-grande
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-hércules
Russian:
Зимородок-геркулес
Slovak:
rybárik veľký
Serbian:
Blitov vodomar
Swedish:
herkuleskungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Рибалочка-геркулес
Chinese:
斑头大翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
斑頭大藍翠鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martin-pêcheur de Blyth ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martin-pêcheur de Blyth ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Clements 1st edition: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Clements, version 2021: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Clements 3rd edition: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Clements, version 2015: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Clements, version 2019: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| eBird version 1.50: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
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| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Alcedo hercules |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Alcedo hercules |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Alcedo hercules |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blyth's Kingfisher ( Alcedo hercules) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alcedo hercules |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alcedo hercules |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Bengali: ব্লাইদের মাছরাঙা, ব্লািআমদয ভাছযাঙা
Bengali (transliteration): blā'idēra mācharāṅā
Catalan: Blauet de Blyth
Czech: Lednácek vetší, ledňáček větší
Danish: Herkulesisfugl
German: Hercules-Eisvogel, Herkuleseisvogel
English: Blyth's Kingfisher, Great Blue Kingfisher
English, HBW: Blyth's Kingfisher
English (IOC): Blyth's Kingfisher
English (United States): Blyth's Kingfisher
Esperanto: Herkula alciono
Spanish: Martín Pescador de Hercules, Martín Pescador Hércules
Spanish (Spain): Martín Pescador Hércules
Spanish (HBW): Blyth's Kingfisher
Estonian: suur-jäälind
Finnish: Isokuningaskalastaja
French: Martin-pêcheur de Blyth
Croatian: veliki vodomar
Hungarian: Blyth-jégmadár
Italian: Martin pescatore di Blyth
Japanese (romaji): ō kawa-semi, ookawasemi
Japanese: オオカワセミ
Japanese (Kanji): 大川蝉, 大翡翠, 大魚狗
Scientific: Alcedo grandis, Alcedo hercules, Alcedo iredalei, Alcedo megalia
Lithuanian: Didysis tulžys
Nepali: मझौला माटीकोरे
Dutch: Blyth-ijsvogel, Blyths IJsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Herkulesisfugl
Norwegian: Herkulesisfugl
Polish: zimorodek duzy, zimorodek duży
Pinyin: bān-tóu dà cuì-niǎo
Portuguese: guarda-rios-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-hércules
Russian: Большой голубой зимородок, Зимородок-геркулес
Slovak: rybárik veľký
Slovenian: veliki vodomec
Serbian: Blitov vodomar
Swedish: Herkuleskungsfiskare
Thai: นกกระเต็นเฮอคิวลิส, นกกะเต็นเฮอคิวลิส
Thai (Transliteration): nók kà-ten hoee-kʰiw-lít, nók krà-ten hoee-kʰiw-lít
Turkish: Blyth yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Рибалочка-геркулес
Vietnamese: Bồng chanh rừng, Chim Bồng chanh rừng
Chinese: 斑头大翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 斑頭大翠鳥, 斑頭大藍翠鳥
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