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Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher

Todiramphus farquhari (Sharpe, RB 1899)

The Vanuatu kingfisher or chestnut-bellied kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher found only on the islands of Espiritu Santo, Malo and Malakula in Vanuatu. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Todiramphus
Scientific:
  Todiramphus farquhari

Original description

Citation:
  (Sharpe, RB 1899)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 10 p.29

Protonym:
  Halcyon farquhari

Type locality:
  Malikolo and Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/206170#page/61/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5EB42312B6257E57

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5EB42312

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5EB42312

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 692698


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Todiramphus farquhari: Vanuatu (Espíritu Santo, Malo and Malakula)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció de Vanuatu
Czech:
ledňáček oranžovobřichý
Danish:
Vanuatuisfugl
German:
Braunbauchliest
Spanish:
Alción Ventrirrufo
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Ventrirrufo
Finnish:
kastanjakalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur à ventre roux
Croatian:
vanuatski vodomar
Italian:
Martin pescatore panciacastana
Japanese (romaji):
kuriharashoubin
Japanese:
クリハラショウビン
Lithuanian:
Rusvapilvis todiramfas
Dutch:
Kastanjebuikijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Vanuatuisfugl
Norwegian:
Vanuatuisfugl
Polish:
łowczyk białoszyi
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-de-vanuatu
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-de-vanuatu
Russian:
Вануатская альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec lesný
Serbian:
Vodomar sa Vanuatua
Swedish:
vanuatukungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон вануатський
Chinese:
栗腹翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
栗腹翡翠

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martin-chasseur à ventre roux ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martin-chasseur à ventre roux ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 1st edition:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Halcyon farquhari)
Clements, version 2021:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements, version 2022:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements, version 2023:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 3rd edition:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Halcyon farquhari)
Clements 4th edition:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements, version 2015:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements, version 2016:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements, version 2017:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements, version 2018:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Clements, version 2019:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 1.50:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 1.52:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 1.53:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 1.54:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 1.55:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2015:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2016:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2017:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2018:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2019:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2021:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2022:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
eBird version 2023:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Halcyon farquhari)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Halcyon farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Halcyon farquhari)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Halcyon farquhari
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Halcyon farquhari
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Halcyon farquhari
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus farquhari)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Vanuatu Kingfisher ( Todiramphus farquhari)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Todiramphus farquhari
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Todiramphus farquhari

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Alció de Vanuatu
Czech: Lednácek kaštanový, ledňáček oranžovobřichý
Danish: Vanuatuisfugl
German: Braunbauchliest
English: Chestnut bellied Kingfisher, Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher, Vanuatu Kingfisher
English, HBW: Vanuatu Kingfisher
English (IOC): Vanuatu Kingfisher
English (United States): Vanuatu Kingfisher
Esperanto: Brunventra arbalciono
Spanish: Alción de Vientre Castaño, Alción Ventrirrufo
Spanish (Spain): Alción Ventrirrufo
Spanish (HBW): Vanuatu Kingfisher
Estonian: vanuatu safiirlind
Finnish: Kastanjakalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur à ventre roux
Croatian: vanuatski vodomar
Italian: Martin pescatore panciacastana, Martin pescatore ventrecastano
Japanese (romaji): kuriharashoubin
Japanese: クリハラショウビン
Scientific: Halcyon farquhari, Todiramphus farquhari, Todirhamphus farquhari
Lithuanian: Rusvapilvis todiramfas
Dutch: Kastanjebuikijsvogel, Kastanjebuik-ijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Vanuatuisfugl
Norwegian: Vanuatuisfugl
Polish: łowczyk białoszyi, lowiec bialoszyi, łowiec białoszyi
Portuguese: martim-caçador-de-vanuatu
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-vanuatu
Russian: Вануатская альциона, Каштановобрюхая альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec lesný
Slovenian: topazni gozdomec
Serbian: Vodomar sa Vanuatua
Swedish: Vanuatukungsfiskare
Turkish: Vanuatu yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон вануатський
Chinese: 栗腹翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 栗腹翡翠

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