Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachysBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Shining-blue Kingfisher
The Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys) 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
- Alcedo quadribrachys
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Shining-blue Kingfisher
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Alcedo quadribrachys quadribrachys
- Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Africa occid. Guinea.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.158
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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