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Common Kingfisher (ispida)

Alcedo atthis ispida Linnaeus, C 1758




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Alcedo
Scientific:
  Alcedo atthis ispida

Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.115

Protonym:
  Alcedo Ispida

Type locality:
  Europe and Asia = Sweden.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/133/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B592950D2A6AC66B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B592950D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B592950D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693010

Geographic range:

  • Alcedo atthis ispida: breeds southern Norway, British Isles, and Spain (except southern and eastern) eastward to western Russia and Romania; winters southward to southern Portugal, northern Africa, Cyprus, and Iraq
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Common Kingfisher (ispida)
French:
Martin-pêcheur d'Europe (ispida)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Common Kingfisher (ispida) ( Alcedo atthis ispida)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Common Kingfisher (ispida) ( Alcedo atthis ispida)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Common Kingfisher (ispida) ( Alcedo atthis ispida)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Common Kingfisher (ispida) ( Alcedo atthis ispida)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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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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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Common Kingfisher (ispida) ( Alcedo atthis ispida)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Common Kingfisher (ispida) ( Alcedo atthis ispida)
Avilist 2025:
Alcedo atthis ispida [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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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. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 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:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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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):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Alcedo atthis [atthis, ispida, bengalensis or taprobana]

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Blauet
German: Europäischer Eisvogel
English: Common Kingfisher (ispida), European kingfisher, North-western Common Kingfisher
Spanish: Martín pescador europeo
Estonian: Jäälind
French: Martin-pêcheur d'Europe, Martin-pêcheur d'Europe (ispida)
Italian: Martin pescatore europeo
Scientific: Alcedo atthis brevirostris, Alcedo atthis ispida, Alcedo Ispida, Alcedo splendens, Gracula atthis
Dutch: Europeense ijsvogel

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