Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
Actenoides princeps(Reichenbach, HGL, 1851)
English (US) Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
The Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Actenoides princeps
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Reichenbach, HGL, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Actenoides princeps princeps
- Actenoides princeps erythrorhamphus
- Actenoides princeps regalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Monachalcyon princeps
- Described by
- (Reichenbach, HGL, 1851)
- Type locality
- Celebes.
- Original description
- Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie no.8 (Alcedineae) p.38 pl.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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