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Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert, P 1783)
The collared kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Polynesia. A number of subspecies and subspecies groups have been split from this species including the Pacific kingfisher, the islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Todiramphus
Scientific:
Todiramphus chloris
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Todiramphus
Scientific:
Todiramphus chloris
Original description
Citation:
(Boddaert, P 1783)
Reference:
Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Protonym:
Alcedo Chloris
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope, ex Daubenton, Pl. enlum., pl. 783, f. 2, error = Buru.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/71/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5DA28D375F27F00A
Avibase ID:
avibase-5DA28D37
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5DA28D37
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692700
Geographic range:
- Todiramphus chloris: lowland to foothill open woodland, grassland, coastal shore, and mangroves, from Red Sea (Sudan to Somalia) and southern Arabia eastward through coastal India and Myanmar to southern China, and Taiwan, and southward through Andaman and Nicobar islands, and Philippines, to Indonesia, including west-coastal New Guinea, and Palau
- Todiramphus chloris chloris: Sulawesi to northwestern New Guinea and Lesser Sundas
- Todiramphus chloris chloropterus: islands off western Sumatra (except Enggano)
- Todiramphus chloris azelus: Enggano (off southwestern Sumatra)
- Todiramphus chloris palmeri: Java, Bali, and adjacent islands in Java Sea
- Todiramphus chloris laubmannianus: southern Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands
- Todiramphus chloris collaris: Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, and Palawan
- Todiramphus chloris teraokai: Palau (western Caroline Islands)
- Todiramphus chloris abyssinicus: western coast of Red Sea to head of Gulf of Aden
- Todiramphus chloris kalbaensis: southern coast of Arabian Peninsula to far northwestern Oman
- Todiramphus chloris humii: coasts from northeastern India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh eastward to Myanmar, the Thai-Malay Peninsula (including Tioman Island and the Mergui Archipelago), and northeastern Sumatra
- Todiramphus chloris vidali: peninsular India (Ratnagiri District)
- Todiramphus chloris davisoni: Andaman and Coco islands (off western Myanmar, Indian Ocean)
- Todiramphus chloris armstrongi: interior of Myanmar and Thailand to Cambodia, southern Laos, and Vietnam
- Todiramphus chloris occipitalis: Nicobar Islands
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Source: Clements checklist
Collared Kingfisher
Afrikaans:
Kraagvisvanger
Azerbaijani:
Ağboğaz zümrüdü balıqcıl
Bulgarian:
Зеленоглаво рибарче
Bengali:
ধলাঘাড় মাছরাঙা
Catalan:
Alció de collar blanc
Czech:
ledňáček obojkový
Danish:
Grøn Isfugl
German:
Halsbandliest
Greek:
Πρασιvαλκυόνη
Esperanto:
koluma alciono
Spanish:
Alción acollarado
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Acollarado
Estonian:
mangroovi-safiirlind
Finnish:
turkoosikalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur à collier blanc
Hebrew:
שלדג צווארון
Croatian:
ogrličasti vodomar
Hungarian:
örvös halción
Indonesian:
Cekakak sungai
Italian:
Martin pescatore dal collare
Japanese (romaji):
nan'youshoubin
Japanese:
ナンヨウショウビン
Lithuanian:
baltakaklis todiramfas
Latvian:
mangrovju dzenītis
Dutch:
Witkraagijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jadeisfugl
Norwegian:
Jadeisfugl
Polish:
łowczyk obrożny
Portuguese:
Guarda-rios-de-colarinho
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-de-colar-branco
Romanian:
Pescăraş cu guler alb
Russian:
Воротничковая альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec bielokrký
Slovenian:
smaragdni gozdomec
Serbian:
Azijski ogrličasti vodomar
Swedish:
halsbandskungsfiskare
Thai:
นกกินเปี้ยว
Turkish:
Ak yakalı yalıçapkını
Ukrainian:
Альціон білошиїй
Chinese:
白领翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
白領翡翠
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2021: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2022: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2023: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2024: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2025: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2017: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2018: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2024: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2025: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Todiramphus [chloris, sordidus, colonus, albicilla, tristami]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kraagvisvanger
Azerbaijani: Ağboğaz zümrüdü balıqcıl
Bulgarian: Зеленоглаво рибарче
Bikol: Tagkarit
Bengali: ধরাঘাড় ভাছযাঙা , ধলাঘাড় মাছরাঙা
Bengali (Bangladesh): ধলাঘাড় মাছরাঙা
Bengali (India): ধলাঘাড় মাছরাঙা
Bengali (transliteration): dhalāghāṛa mācharāṅā
Catalan: Alció de collar blanc
Czech: ledňáček obojkový, ledňáček proměnlivý
Welsh: Pysgotwr torchwyn
Danish: Grøn Isfugl
German: Halsbandliest
Greek: Πρασιvαλκυόνη
English: Collared Kingfisher
English (Avilist): Collared Kingfisher
English, HBW: Collared Kingfisher (Collared Kingfisher)
English (IOC): Collared Kingfisher
English (United States): Collared Kingfisher
Esperanto: koluma alciono, Mangla alciono
Spanish: Alción acollarado
Spanish (Spain): Alción Acollarado
Spanish (HBW): Collared Kingfisher
Estonian: mangroovi-safiirlind
Finnish: turkoosikalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur à collier blanc, Martin-chasseur à collier blanc (chloris)
French (Guyane): Martin-chasseur à collier blanc
Frisian: Wytkraachiisfûgel
Irish: Cruidín bánmhuinceach
Galician: Alción de colariño
Hebrew: שלדג צווארון
Croatian: ogrličasti vodomar
Hungarian: Örvös halcion, örvös halción
Indonesian: Burung Cekakak Sungai, Cekakak sungai
Italian: Martin pescatore dal collare, Martin pescatore dal collare bianco
Japanese (romaji): nan'youshoubin
Japanese: ナンヨウショウビン
Japanese (Kanji): 南洋翡翠
Scientific: Alcedo Chloris, Halcyon chloris, Todiramphus chloris, Todiramphus chloris chloris
Lithuanian: baltakaklis todiramfas
Latvian: mangrovju dzenītis
Malay: Burung Pekaka Bakau, Pekaka Bakau Biasa
Dutch: Witkraagijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jadeisfugl
Norwegian: Jadeisfugl
Polish: łowczyk obrożny, Łowiec obrożny
Pinyin: bái-lǐng fěicuì
Portuguese: Guarda-rios-de-colarinho
Portuguese (Portugal): Guarda-rios-de-colar, guarda-rios-de-colar-branco
Rhaeto-Romance: Pestgaderin dal cularin
Romanian: Pescăraş cu guler alb
Russian: Белошейная альциона, Воротничковая альциона
Northern Sami: Turkosafiskár
Slovak: rybárikovec bielokrký
Slovenian: smaragdni gozdomec
Samoan: ti'otala
Serbian: Azijski ogrličasti vodomar, Ogrličasti vodomar
Swedish: halsbandskungsfiskare
Thai: นกกินเปี้ยว
Thai (Transliteration): nók kin-pîaw
Turkish: Ak yakalı yalıçapkını, yeşil yalı çapkını, Yeşil yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон білошиїй
Vietnamese: Chim Sả khoang cổ, Sả khoang cổ, Chẽo chẹt
Chinese: 白领翡翠
Chinese (Hong Kong): 白領翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 白領翡翠
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白領翡翠
Chinese (Taiwan): 白领翡翠
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