Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon gularis(Kuhl, H, 1820)
English (US) Brown-breasted Kingfisher
The Brown-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon gularis) 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: PhilippinesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Halcyon gularis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-breasted Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo Gularis
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
- Type locality
- Madagascar, ex PI. col., no. 232, error = Philippine Islands.
- Original description
- Buffoni et Daubentoni figurarum avium coloratarum nomina systematica p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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