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Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus)
Actenoides monachus capucinus (Meyer, AB; Wiglesworth, LW 1896)
The black-headed kingfisher is a kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae that is endemic to the eastern and southern regions of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It can be found in dense lowland forests up to 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation. It is threatened by habitat destruction by deforestation. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Actenoides
Scientific:
Actenoides monachus capucinus
Original description
Citation:
(Meyer, AB; Wiglesworth, LW 1896)
Reference:
Abh. Ber. Zool. Mus. Dresden
6, no.2 p.12
Imprint year:
1896-1897
Protonym:
Monachalcyon capucinus
Type locality:
Tonkean, East Peninsula, Celebes.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104470#page/46/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4C744DC4A464529C
Avibase ID:
avibase-4C744DC4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4C744DC4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692749
Geographic range:
- Actenoides monachus capucinus: eastern, southeastern, and southern Sulawesi
Source: Clements checklist
Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus)
French:
Martin-chasseur moine (capucinus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) |
| Avilist 2025: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed) ( Actenoides monachus capucinus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Actenoides monacha capucina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Actenoides monachus capucina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Kingfisher ( Actenoides capucinus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon monacha capucina [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon monacha capucina [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Actenoides monachus capucinus [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Groenrugvisvanger (Swartkop-)
Bulgarian: Зеленогърбо земеродно рибарче (ssp. capucinus)
Catalan: Alció caputxí
Czech: ledňáček modrohlavý (ssp. capucinus)
Danish: Grønrygget Skovisfugl (Sorthovedet Skovisfugl)
German: Einsiedlerliest (capucinus), Schwarzkopfliest
English: Black-headed Kingfisher, Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed), Green-backed Kingfisher (capucinus)
English (Avilist): Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed)
English, HBW: Black-headed Kingfisher
English (IOC): Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed)
English (United States): Green-backed Kingfisher (Black-headed)
Spanish: Alción capuchino, Alción Monje (capucinus)
Spanish (Spain): Alción monje (capucinus)
Finnish: erakkokalastaja (capucinus)
French: Martin-chasseur capucin, Martin-chasseur moine (capucinus)
French (Guyane): Martin-chasseur moine (capucinus)
Croatian: zelenoleđi vodomar (crnoglavi)
Indonesian: Cekakak-hutan tunggir-hijau (Kepala-hitam)
Japanese (romaji): chabarashoubin (capucinus)
Japanese: チャバラショウビン (capucinus), チャバラショウビン（capucinus）
Scientific: Actenoides capucinus, Actenoides monacha capucina, Actenoides monacha capucinus, Actenoides monachus capucina, Actenoides monachus capucinus, Halcyon monacha capucina, Halcyon monacha capucinus, Monachalcyon capucinus
Dutch: Groenrugbosijsvogel (Zwartkopbosijsvogel)
Norwegian: munkeisfugl (capucinus)
Polish: krasnogłów białogardły (capucinus)
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-monge (capucinus)
Russian: Синеголовый зимородок (capucinus)
Slovak: rybárikovec zelenochrbtý (skup.)
Serbian: Crnoglavi zelenoleđi vodomar
Swedish: grönryggig kungsfiskare (capucinus)
Turkish: Yeşil sırtlı yalıçapkını (capucinus)
Ukrainian: Альціон білогорлий (підвид capucinus)
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