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African Pygmy-Kingfisher

Ispidina picta (Boddaert, P 1783)

The African pygmy kingfisher is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Ispidina
Scientific:
  Ispidina picta

Original description

Citation:
  (Boddaert, P 1783)

Reference:
   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton

Protonym:
  Todus pictus

Type locality:
  Juida = St. Louis, Senegal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/71/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C0998BB90475C36D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C0998BB9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C0998BB9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 692713

Geographic range:

  • Ispidina picta picta: Senegambia to Ethiopia, Uganda, s Mozambique and Pemba I.
  • Ispidina picta ferrugina: Rainforests of Sierra Leone to Congo Basin and w Uganda
  • Ispidina picta natalensis: Angola to s Mozambique and South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Catalan:
Blauet pigmeu africà
Czech:
ledňáček trpasličí
Danish:
Afrikansk Dværgisfugl
German:
Natalzwergfischer
Spanish:
Martín Pigmeo Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Martín Pigmeo Africano
Finnish:
afrikanpikkukalastaja
French:
Martin-pêcheur pygmée
Croatian:
ljubičastovrati vodomar
Hungarian:
natali törpejégmadár
Icelandic:
Dvergþyrill
Italian:
Martin pescatore pigmeo africano
Japanese (romaji):
himeshoubin
Japanese:
ヒメショウビン
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis miškinis tulžys mažylis
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Dwergijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Pygméisfugl
Norwegian:
Pygméisfugl
Polish:
zimorodek malutki
Portuguese:
Pica-peixe-pigmeu
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-pigmeu-africano
Russian:
Крошечный зимородок
Slovak:
rybárik malý
Serbian:
Plavoglavi afrički patuljasti vodomar
Swedish:
pygmékungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Рибалочка-крихітка синьоголовий
Chinese:
粉颊小翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲紅頭三趾翠鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Dwergvisvanger
Catalan: Blauet pigmeu africà
Czech: Lednácek trpaslicí, ledňáček trpasličí
Danish: Afrikansk Dværgisfugl
German: Natal Zwergfischer, Natalzwergfischer
English: African Pygmy Kingfisher, African Pygmy-Kingfisher, Miniature Kingfisher, Pygmy Kingfisher
English, HBW: African Pygmy-kingfisher
English (IOC): African Pygmy Kingfisher
English (Kenya): African Pygmy Kingfisher
English (United States): African Pygmy Kingfisher, African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Esperanto: Pigmea alciono
Spanish: Martín Pescador Pigmeo Africano, Martín Pigmeo Africano
Spanish (Spain): Martín Pigmeo Africano
Spanish (HBW): African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Estonian: savanni-jäälind
Finnish: Afrikanpikkukalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur pygmée, Martin-pêcheur pygmée
Croatian: ljubičastovrati vodomar
Hungarian: natali törpejégmadár
Icelandic: Dvergþyrill
Italian: Martin pescatore pigmeo africano
Japanese (romaji): himeshoubin
Japanese: ヒメショウビン
Scientific: Ceyx picta, Ceyx pictus, Ceyx pictus pictus, Corythornis picta, Ispidina picta, Ispidina picta picta, Todus pictus
Lithuanian: Afrikinis miškinis tulžys mažylis
Dutch: Afrikaanse Dwergijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Pygméisfugl
Norwegian: Pygmeisfugl, Pygméisfugl
Polish: zimorodek malutki
Portuguese: Pica-peixe-pigmeu
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-pigmeu-africano, Pica-peixinho-pigmeu
Russian: африканский крошечный зимородок, Карликовый зимородок, Крошечный зимородок, Крошечный лесной зимородок, Филиппинский лесной зимородок
Slovak: rybárik malý
Slovenian: travniški vodomček
Serbian: Plavoglavi afrički patuljasti vodomar
Swedish: Afrikansk pygmékungsfiskare, pygmékungsfiskare
Swahili: Kisharifu
Turkish: Afrika küçük yalıçapkını
Tsonga: Tshololwana
Ukrainian: Рибалочка-крихітка синьоголовий
Chinese: 粉颊小翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲紅頭三趾翠鳥
Zulu: iNhlunuyamanzi

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