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Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon gularis (Kuhl, H 1820)
The brown-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher endemic to the Philippines, where it is widely distributed. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon gularis
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon gularis
Original description
Citation:
(Kuhl, H 1820)
Reference:
Buff. Daub. Fig. Av. Col. Nom. Syst.
Protonym:
Alcedo Gularis
Type locality:
Madagascar, ex Pl. col., no. 232, error = Philippine Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103818#page/16/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8B9E43C70F92E044
Avibase ID:
avibase-8B9E43C7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8B9E43C7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692828
English:
Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Afrikaans:
Bruinborsvisvanger
Bulgarian:
Кафявогърдо земеродно рибарче
Catalan:
Alció golablanc
Czech:
ledňáček hnědoprsý
Danish:
Brunbrystet Smyrnaisfugl
German:
Philippinenbraunliest
Esperanto:
brunbrusta alciono
Spanish:
Alción filipino
Spanish (Spain):
Alción filipino
French:
Martin-chasseur à poitrine brune
Croatian:
smeđotrbi vodomar
Japanese (romaji):
chamuneshoubin
Japanese:
チャムネショウビン
Dutch:
Bruinborstijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunbrystisfugl
Norwegian:
brunbrystisfugl
Polish:
łowiec białobrody
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-de-peito-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-de-peito-castanho
Russian:
Филиппинский красноносый зимородок
Slovak:
rybárikovec bielohrdlý
Serbian:
Smeđogrudi vodomar
Swedish:
smyrnakungsfiskare (gularis)
Turkish:
Kestane göğüslü yalıçapkını
Ukrainian:
альціон каштановогрудий
Chinese:
褐胸翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
褐胸翡翠
Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Afrikaans:
Bruinborsvisvanger
Bulgarian:
Кафявогърдо земеродно рибарче
Catalan:
Alció golablanc
Czech:
ledňáček hnědoprsý
Danish:
Brunbrystet Smyrnaisfugl
German:
Philippinenbraunliest
Esperanto:
brunbrusta alciono
Spanish:
Alción filipino
Spanish (Spain):
Alción filipino
French:
Martin-chasseur à poitrine brune
Croatian:
smeđotrbi vodomar
Japanese (romaji):
chamuneshoubin
Japanese:
チャムネショウビン
Dutch:
Bruinborstijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunbrystisfugl
Norwegian:
brunbrystisfugl
Polish:
łowiec białobrody
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-de-peito-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-de-peito-castanho
Russian:
Филиппинский красноносый зимородок
Slovak:
rybárikovec bielohrdlý
Serbian:
Smeđogrudi vodomar
Swedish:
smyrnakungsfiskare (gularis)
Turkish:
Kestane göğüslü yalıçapkını
Ukrainian:
альціон каштановогрудий
Chinese:
褐胸翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
褐胸翡翠
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-throated Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Brown-breasted Kingfisher ( Halcyon gularis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon smyrnensis gularis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Halcyon [smyrnensis or gularis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bruinborsvisvanger
Bulgarian: Кафявогърдо земеродно рибарче
Catalan: Alció golablanc
Czech: ledňáček hnědoprsý
Danish: Brunbrystet Smyrnaisfugl
German: Philippinenbraunliest
English: Brown-breasted Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher (gularis)
English (Avilist): Brown-breasted Kingfisher
English, HBW: White-throated Kingfisher
English (IOC): White-throated Kingfisher (Brown-breasted)
English (Philippines): White-throated Kingfisher
English (United States): Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Esperanto: brunbrusta alciono
Spanish: Alción filipino
Spanish (Spain): Alción filipino
Spanish (HBW): Brown-breasted Kingfisher
French: Martin-chasseur à poitrine brune, Martin-chasseur de Smyrne (gularis)
French (Guyane): Martin-chasseur à poitrine brune
Croatian: smeđotrbi vodomar
Japanese (romaji): chamuneshoubin
Japanese: チャムネショウビン
Scientific: Alcedo Gularis, Halcyon gularis, Halcyon smyrnensis gularis
Dutch: Bruinborstijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunbrystisfugl
Norwegian: brunbrystisfugl
Polish: łowiec białobrody
Portuguese: martim-caçador-de-peito-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-peito-castanho
Russian: Филиппинский красноносый зимородок
Slovak: rybárikovec bielohrdlý
Serbian: Smeđogrudi vodomar
Swedish: smyrnakungsfiskare (gularis)
Turkish: Kestane göğüslü yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: альціон каштановогрудий
Chinese: 褐胸翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 褐胸翡翠
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