White-throated Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWhite-breasted Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdAlcedo smyrnensis
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusHalcyon
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionwidespread, also Middle East

White-throated Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jun V
    Philippines
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Eric DeFonso
    Thailand
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    Song, © Eric DeFonso
    Thailand
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    Breeding call, female, © HARI MAVELIKARA
    India
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see White-throated Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Halcyon smyrnensis fokiensiss, e China, Taiwan and Hainan-No
Halcyon smyrnensis fuscaw India and Sri Lanka-No
Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchraBhutan to e India, Indochina, the Malay Pen., Sumatra, w Java and w Borneo-No
Halcyon smyrnensis saturatiorAndaman Is.-No
Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensiss Turkey to ne Egypt, Iraq to nw India-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Arabicالقرلى أبيض الصدر, صياد السمك أبيض الصدر
AzerbaijaniQırmızıdimdik balıqçıl, Qırmızıdimdik balıqcıl
Bengaliধরাগরা ভাছযাঙা , ধলাগলা মাছরাঙা
BulgarianБелогръдо земеродно рибарче
Catalanalció d'Esmirna
Chinese鱼狗, 白胸翡翠, 翠毛鸟, 鱼虎, 翠碧鸟, 苍翡鸟, 白胸鱼狗
Chinese (Traditional)蒼翡鳥, 魚虎, 翠碧鳥, 白胸翡翠, 白胸魚狗, 翠毛鳥, 蒼翡翠, 魚狗, 蒼翡翠〔白胸翡翠〕
Croatianbjeloprsi vodomar
Czechledňáček hnědohlavý
DanishSmyrnaisfugl
DutchSmyrnaijsvogel, Smyrna-ijsvogel
EsperantoBlankgorĝa arbalciono
Estonianruske-safiirlind
Finnishsmyrnankalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur de Smyrne (smyrnensis), Martin-chasseur de Smyrne
GermanBraunliest
GreekΣμυρναλκυόνη
Hebrewשלדג לבן-חזה, שלדג לבן חזה, לבן חזה
HindiMeenkotti
Hungarianbarna halkapó
IcelandicTyrkjaþyrill
IndonesianBurung Cekakak Belukar, Cekakak belukar
ItalianMartin pescatore di Smirne
Japaneseアオショウビン
Kazakhқызыл тұмсықты көкқұс
Latvianbaltkrūšu dzenītis
Lithuanianraudonsnapis halcionas
MalayBurung Pekaka Dada Putih, Burung Pekaka Belukar, Burung Pekaka Dusun
Malayalamമീൻകൊത്തിച്ചാത്തൻ, മീന്‍കൊത്തി ചാത്തന്‍
Marathiखंड्या
Nepaliसेतोकण्ठे माटीकोरे
Northern SamiSmyrnafiskár
Norwegiankastanjeisfugl, Kastanjeisfugl
Norwegian NynorskKastanjeisfugl
Persianماهی‌خورک سینه‌سفید, ماهی ‌خورک سینه‌ سفید
Polishłowiec krasnodzioby, lowiec krasnodzioby
Portuguesemartim-caçador-de-papo-branco, guarda-rios-de-papo-branco, guarda-rios-de-peito-branco
RussianЗимородок красноносый, Красноклювая альциона, Красноносый зимородок
SerbianBelogrudi vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec hnedohlavý
Slovenianizmirski gozdomec
SpanishAlción Filipino, Alción de Esmirna
Swedishsmyrnakungsfiskare (smyrnensis), smyrnakungsfiskare
TamilVenthondai Meenkothi
Thaiนกกินปลาอกขาว, นกกระเต็นอกขาว, นกกะเต็นอกขาว
Turkishİzmir Yalıçapkını, izmir Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон білогрудий
VietnameseSả đầu nâu, Chim Sả đầu nâu