White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis - Martin-chasseur de Smyrne

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Halcyon
Species
:
smyrnensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: 40 à 43 cm.
Weight
: 85 à 88 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis (s Turkey to ne Egypt, Iraq to nw India)
Halcyon smyrnensis fusca (w India and Sri Lanka)
Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra (Bhutan to e India, Indochina, the Malay Pen. and w Java)
Halcyon smyrnensis saturatior (Andaman Is.)
Halcyon smyrnensis fokiensis (s and e China, Taiwan and Hainan)

Foreign names

Martin-chasseur de Smyrne,
Alción de Esmirna,
martim-caçador-de-papo-branco,
Braunliest,
barna halkapó,
Smyrnaijsvogel,
Martin pescatore di Smirne,
smyrnakungsfiskare,
Kastanjeisfugl,
rybárikovec hnedohlavý,
ledňáček hnědohlavý,
Smyrnaisfugl,
smyrnankalastaja,
alció d'Esmirna,
Tyrkjaþyrill,
łowiec krasnodzioby,
baltkrūšu dzenītis,
izmirski gozdomec,
Красноносый зимородок,
Cekakak belukar,
アオショウビン,
白胸翡翠,
นกกะเต็นอกขาว,
蒼翡翠〔白胸翡翠〕,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Forest : ; Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist

Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Wetlands (inland) : ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Artificial/Terrestrial : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Arable Land, Pastureland, Pastureland, Plantations, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches, Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches