Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Brown-hooded Kingfisher
The Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) 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
- Halcyon albiventris
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Halcyon albiventris albiventris
- Halcyon albiventris orientalis
- Halcyon albiventris prentissgrayi
- Halcyon albiventris vociferans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo albiventris
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- 'In nova Guiana' based on 'Martin Pecheur de l'lsle de Lucon' of Sonnerat, Voy. Nouv. Guinee, p. 64, pi. 31 = Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.90
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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