Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti(Stanley, ES, 1814)
English (US) Striped Kingfisher
The Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) 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 chelicuti
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Striped Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Stanley, ES, 1814)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Halcyon chelicuti eremogiton
- Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alaudo Chelicuti
- Described by
- (Stanley, ES, 1814)
- Type locality
- Chelicut, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- A voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810 (etc.) App. p.lvi
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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