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Blue-and-white Kingfisher
Halcyon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, LJP 1818)
The woodland kingfisher is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon cyanoleuca
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Halcyon
Scientific:
Halcyon cyanoleuca
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1818)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
19 p.401
Protonym:
Alcedo cyanoleuca
Type locality:
Angola.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60117#page/419/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C985F3141049ABA0
Avibase ID:
avibase-C985F314
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C985F314
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692847
Geographic range:
- Halcyon cyanoleuca: northwestern Tanzania to Angola, Botswana, and KwaZulu-Natal
Source: Clements checklist
Blue-and-white Kingfisher
Danish:
Angolaisfugl
German:
Senegalliest
French:
Martin-chasseur bleu et blanc
Polish:
lowiec modroglowy
Portuguese:
Pica-peixe-dos-bosques
Slovak:
rybárikovec angolský
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martin-chasseur bleu et blanc ( Halcyon cyanoleuca) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Halcyon [senegalensis or cyanoleuca]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bosveldvisvanger
Danish: Angolaisfugl
German: Senegalliest
English: Angola Kingfisher, Blue-and-white Kingfisher, South African Woodland Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher
French: Martin-chasseur bleu et blanc, Martin-chasseur du Sénégal, Martin-chasseur du Sénégal (bleu et blanc)
Kwangali: Muningi
Scientific: Alcedo cyanoleuca, Alcedo leucocephala, Alcedo senegalensis, Halcyon cyanoleuca, Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala, Halcyon senegalensis, Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca, Halcyon senegalensis leucocephala, Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis, Halcyon senegalensis superflua
Polish: lowiec modroglowy, łowiec modrogłowy, Łowiec molucki
Portuguese: Pica-peixe-dos-bosques
Slovak: rybárikovec angolský
Tsonga: Tshololwana
Zulu: iNkotha
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