Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica(Shaw, G, 1812)
English (US) Blue-breasted Kingfisher
The Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica) 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 malimbica
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1812)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Halcyon malimbica torquata
- Halcyon malimbica forbesi
- Halcyon malimbica dryas
- Halcyon malimbica malimbica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo Malimbica
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1812)
- Type locality
- Malimba, Portuguese Congo.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8, pt1 p.66
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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