White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster(Fraser, L, 1843)
English (US) White-bellied Kingfisher
The White-bellied Kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster) 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
- Corythornis leucogaster
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-bellied Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Corythornis leucogaster bowdleri
- Corythornis leucogaster leucogaster
- Corythornis leucogaster leopoldi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon leucogaster
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1843)
- Type locality
- Clarence, Fernando Po.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.120 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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