Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Woodland Kingfisher
The Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) 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 senegalensis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus
- Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis
- Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo senegalensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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