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Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, GA 1786)
The brown-hooded kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It has a brown head and blackish and turquoise wings. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, scrubland, forest edges, and also suburban areas. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon albiventris
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon albiventris
Original description
Citation:
(Scopoli, GA 1786)
Reference:
Delic. Florae Faunae Insubr.
2 p.90
Protonym:
Alcedo albiventris
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C5D3CB2AC3AB869B
Avibase ID:
avibase-C5D3CB2A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C5D3CB2A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554592
Geographic range:
- Halcyon albiventris albiventris: southern South Africa; some wintering north to southeastern Zimbabwe. Intergrades with vociferans in KwaZulu Natal
- Halcyon albiventris vociferans: eastern Botswana to southern Mozambique, south to central and eastern South Africa
- Halcyon albiventris orientalis: Coastal Somalia to n Botswana and Mozambique
- Halcyon albiventris prentissgrayi: Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to southeastern Kenya, Angola, and Zambia
Source: Clements checklist
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció capbrú
Czech:
ledňáček kápový
Danish:
Brunskuldret Isfugl
German:
Braunkopfliest
Spanish:
Alción Cabecipardo
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Cabecipardo
Finnish:
savupääkalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur à tête brune
Croatian:
smeđoglavi vodomar
Hungarian:
barnafejű halkapó
Icelandic:
Kofraþyrill
Italian:
Martin pescatore monaco
Japanese (romaji):
chagashirashoubin
Japanese:
チャガシラショウビン
Lithuanian:
Rudagalvis halcionas
Dutch:
Bruinkapijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunhovudisfugl
Norwegian:
Brunhodeisfugl
Polish:
łowiec brązowogłowy
Portuguese:
Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho
Russian:
Светлобрюхий зимородок
Slovak:
rybárikovec čiarkový
Serbian:
Smeđoglavi vodomar
Swedish:
brunhuvad kungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон буроголовий
Chinese:
褐头翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
褐頭翡翠
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martin-chasseur à tête brune ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martin-chasseur à tête brune ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Halcyon albiventris [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon albiventris [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon albiventris [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon albiventris [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon albiventris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Afrikaans: Bruinkopvisvanger
Catalan: Alció capbrú
Czech: Lednácek kápovitý, ledňáček kápový
Danish: Brunskuldret Isfugl
German: Braunkopfliest
English: Brown hooded Kingfisher, Brown-backed Kingfisher, Brown-headed Kingfisher, Brownhooded Kingfisher, Brown-hooded Kingfisher
English, HBW: Brown-hooded Kingfisher
English (IOC): Brown-hooded Kingfisher
English (Kenya): Brown-hooded Kingfisher
English (United States): Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Esperanto: Brunkapuĉa arbalciono
Spanish: Alción Cabecipardo, Alción de Capucha Parda
Spanish (Spain): Alción Cabecipardo
Spanish (HBW): Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Estonian: välja-safiirlind
Finnish: Savupääkalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur à tête brune
Croatian: smeđoglavi vodomar
Hungarian: barnafejű halkapó
Icelandic: Kofraþyrill
Italian: Martin pescatore capobruno, Martin pescatore monaco
Japanese (romaji): chagashirashoubin
Japanese: チャガシラショウビン
Kwangali: Muningi
Scientific: Alcedo albiventris, Halcyon albiventris, Halcyon albiventris albiventris
Lithuanian: Rudagalvis halcionas
Dutch: Bruinkapijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunhovudisfugl
Norwegian: brunhodeisfugl, Kafferisfugl
Polish: lowiec brazowoglowy, łowiec brązowogłowy
Portuguese: Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-cabeça-castanha
Russian: Буроголовая альциона, Светлобрюхий зимородок
Slovak: rybárikovec ciarkavý, rybárikovec čiarkový
Slovenian: poljski gozdomec
Serbian: Smeđoglavi vodomar
Siswant: Sipholoti
Swedish: Brunhuvad kungsfiskare
Swahili: Kurea Kichwa-kahawia
Turkish: Kahverengi Kafalı Yalıçapkını
Tsonga: Tshololwana
Ukrainian: Альціон буроголовий
Xhosa: Undozela
Chinese: 褐头翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 褐頭翡翠
Zulu: iNdwazela
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