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Moustached Kingfisher (bougainvillei)
Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei (Rothschild, LW 1904)
The moustached kingfisher, also called Bougainville moustached kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. An estimated 250–1,000 mature individuals are left. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Actenoides
Scientific:
Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei
Original description
Citation:
(Rothschild, LW 1904)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
15 p.5
Protonym:
Halcyon bougainvillei
Type locality:
Bougainville Island by A. S. Meek
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/615/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
97D9D953A54EA51B
Avibase ID:
avibase-97D9D953
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/97D9D953
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692754
Geographic range:
- Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei: Bougainville (northwestern Solomon Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
Moustached Kingfisher (bougainvillei)
French:
Martin-chasseur à moustaches (bougainvillei)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Moustached Kingfisher (bougainvillei) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Moustached Kingfisher (bougainvillei) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Moustached Kingfisher (bougainvillei) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Moustached Kingfisher (bougainvillei) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Moustached Kingfisher (nominate) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) |
| Avilist 2025: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville) ( Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher ( Actenoides bougainvillei) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Actenoides bougainvillei
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Snorvisvanger (Bougainville-)
Bulgarian: Мустакато земеродно рибарче (ssp. bougainvillei)
Catalan: alció bigotut (bougainvillei), Alció de l'illa Bouganville
Czech: ledňáček vousatý (ssp. bougainvillei)
Danish: Blåbåndet Skovisfugl (Bougainville)
German: Bartliest, Bartliest (bougainvillei), Bougainville-Bartliest
English: Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher, Moustached Kingfisher, Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville), Moustached Kingfisher (bougainvillei), Moustached Kingfisher (nominate)
English (Avilist): Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville)
English, HBW: Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher
English (IOC): Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville)
English (United States): Moustached Kingfisher (Bougainville)
Esperanto: Mustaĉa arbalciono
Spanish: Alción bigotudo de la Bougainville, Alción Bigotudo de la Bougainville (bougainvillei), Martín Pescador Bigotudo
Spanish (Spain): Alción bigotudo de la Bougainville (bougainvillei)
Estonian: loit-safiirlind (ssp. bougainvillei)
Finnish: viiksikalastaja (bougainvillei)
French: Martin-chasseur à moustaches, Martin-chasseur à moustaches (Bougainville), Martin-chasseur à moustaches (bougainvillei), Martin-chasseur à moustaches (nominal), Martin-chasseur à moustaches (nominale), Martin-chasseur à moustaches (race nominale)
French (Guyane): Martin-chasseur à moustaches (bougainvillei)
Croatian: solomonski vodomar (bougainvillei)
Italian: Martin pescatore dai mustacchi
Japanese (romaji): bu-genbirushoubin (bougainvillei)
Japanese: ブーゲンビルショウビン (bougainvillei), ブーゲンビルショウビン（bougainvillei）
Scientific: Actenoides bougainville bougainville, Actenoides bougainvillei, Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei, Halcyon bougainvillei, Halcyon bougainvillei bougainvillei
Dutch: Salomonsbosijsvogel (Bougainvillebosijsvogel)
Norwegian: mustasjeisfugl (bougainvillei)
Polish: krasnogłów wąsaty (bougainvillei)
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-bigodes (bougainvillei)
Russian: Усатый зимородок (bougainvillei)
Slovak: rybárikovec fúzatý (skup.)
Serbian: Bogenvilski brkati vodomar
Swedish: mustaschkungsfiskare (bougainvillei)
Turkish: Bogenvil yalıçapkını (bougainvillei)
Ukrainian: Альціон вусатий (підвид bougainvillei)
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