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Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Coraciiformes
family
Alcedinidae
genus
Halcyon
species
Halcyon smyrnensis

Name

Synonyms
Alcedo smyrnensis Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Alción de Esmirna in Spanish
Alción de Esmirna in Spanish
Alción de Esmirna in Spanish
Braunliest in German
Braunliest in German
Kastanjeisfugl in Norwegian
Martin pescatore di Smirne in Italian
Martin-chasseur de Smyrne in French
Martin-chasseur de Smyrne in French
Martin-chasseur de Smyrne in French
Smyrnaijsvogel in Dutch
Smyrnaisfugl in Danish
White-breasted Kingfisher in English
White-breasted Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
alció d'Esmirna in Catalan–Valencian
baltkrūšu dzenītis in Latvian
barna halkapó in Hungarian
guarda-rios-de-papo-branco in Portuguese
guarda-rios-de-papo-branco in Portuguese
guarda-rios-de-papo-branco in Portuguese
izmirski gozdomec in Slovenian
ledňáček hnědohlavý in Czech
raudonsnapis halcionas in Lithuanian
ruske-safiirlind in Estonian
rybárikovec hnedohlavý in Slovak
smyrnakungsfiskare in Swedish
smyrnankalastaja in Finnish
white-throated kingfisher in English
łowiec krasnodzioby in Polish
Красноносый зимородок in Russian
นกกะเต็นอกขาว in Thai
កដបទ្រូងស in Central Khmer
កដបទ្រូងស in Central Khmer
កដបទ្រូងស in Central Khmer
កដបទ្រូងស in Central Khmer
アオショウビン in Japanese
白胸翡翠 in Chinese
蒼翡翠〔白胸翡翠〕 in Chinese
White-breasted Kingfisher in English
White-throated Kingfisher in English
kastanjeisfugl in Norwegian Bokmål
White-throated Kingfisher in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Avibase - the world bird database.
  2. Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds., 2013: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines. l + 461.
  3. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
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