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Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri)
Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri Sharpe, RB 1892
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Alcedo
Scientific:
Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Alcedo
Scientific:
Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1892
Reference:
Cat. Birds Brit. Mus.
17 p.156 pl.4 fig.2
Protonym:
Alcedo guentheri
Type locality:
West Africa from Congo to Gaboon and the Niger district as far as Lagos.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34362#page/170/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D638143E9A4AF92E
Avibase ID:
avibase-D638143E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D638143E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692984
Geographic range:
- Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri: southwestern Nigeria to far southern South Sudan, far western Kenya, and northwestern Zambia
Source: Clements checklist
Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri)
French:
Martin-pêcheur azuré (guentheri)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri) ( Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri) |
| Avilist 2025: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Gabon Shining Blue Kingfisher, Shining Blue Kingfisher (guentheri), Shining-blue Kingfisher
French: Martin-pêcheur azuré, Martin-pêcheur azuré (guentheri)
Scientific: Alcedo guentheri, Alcedo quadribachys guentheri, Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri
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