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Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786)
The Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the Halcyonidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon albiventris
Citation:
(Scopoli, 1786)
Reference:
Del.Flor.Faun.Insubr. p.90
Protonym:
Alcedo albiventris
Avibase ID:
C5D3CB2AC3AB869B
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:
lowiec brazowoglowy
Portuguese:
Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho
Russian:
Буроголовая альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec čiarkový
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] |
| 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] |
| 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 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] |
| 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 and Birdlife (Dec 2017): 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 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] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Halcyon albiventris [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Halcyon albiventris [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (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 2nd edition (1996): Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: 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
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 (IOC): Brown-hooded Kingfisher
English (Kenya): Brown-hooded Kingfisher
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
Russian: Буроголовая альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec ciarkavý, rybárikovec čiarkový
Slovenian: poljski gozdomec
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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