Halcyon albiventris (Brown-hooded Kingfisher)

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Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786)
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Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
  Halcyon

Scientific:
Halcyon albiventris

Citation:
(Scopoli, 1786)

Reference:
Del.Flor.Faun.Insubr. 2 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

English:
  Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Czech:
  ledňáček kápový
German:
  Braunkopfliest
Danish:
  Brunskuldret Isfugl
Spanish:
  Alción Cabecipardo
Finnish:
  savupääkalastaja
French:
  Martin-chasseur à tête brune
Icelandic:
  Kofraþyrill
Italian:
  Martin pescatore monaco
Japanese:
  chagashirashoubin
Japanese:
  チャガシラショウビン
Dutch:
  Bruinkapijsvogel
Norwegian:
  Kafferisfugl
Polish:
  lowiec brazowoglowy
Portuguese:
  Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho
Russian:
  Буроголовая альциона
Slovak:
  rybárikovec čiarkový
Swedish:
  brunhuvad kungsfiskare
Chinese:
  褐头翡翠

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):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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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):
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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]
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:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
   Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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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):
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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):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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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):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
   Brown-hooded Kingfisher ( Halcyon albiventris)
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]
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
Hungarian: barnafejű halkapó
Icelandic: Kofraþyrill
Italian: Martin pescatore capobruno, Martin pescatore monaco
Japanese: chagashirashoubin
Japanese: チャガシラショウビン
Kwangali: Muningi
Latin: 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