Blyth's Kingfisher
Alcedo herculesLaubmann, AL, 1917
English (US) Blyth's Kingfisher
The Blyth's Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules) 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.
Range: Sikkim to southwestern China, Myanmar, northern Laos, northern Vietnam, and HainanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Alcedo hercules
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blyth's Kingfisher
- Described by
- Laubmann, AL, 1917
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Laubmann, AL, 1917
- Original description
- Verhandlungen der Ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern 13 Heft1 p.105
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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