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African Pygmy Kingfisher / Ispidina picta

African Pygmy Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAfrican Pygmy-Kingfisher, Pygmy Kingfisher, Miniature Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdCorythornis picta, Ceyx pictus, Todus pictus, Ceyx picta
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusIspidina
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionwidespread

African Pygmy Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 6.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 7.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 10.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

African Dwarf Kingfisher

Where to see African Pygmy Kingfisher

African Pygmy Kingfisher subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ispidina picta ferruginaGuinea-Bissau to w Uganda and s to Angola, Zambia and n Tanzania-No
Ispidina picta natalensiss Angola to c Tanzania s to n, e South Africa-No
Ispidina picta pictaSenegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and s to Uganda-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDwergvisvanger
Catalanblauet pigmeu africà
Chinese粉颊小翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional)非洲紅頭三趾翠鳥
Croatianljubičastovrati vodomar
Czechledňáček trpasličí, Lednácek trpaslicí
DanishAfrikansk Dværgisfugl
DutchAfrikaanse Dwergijsvogel
EsperantoPigmea alciono
Estoniansavanni-jäälind
Finnishafrikanpikkukalastaja
FrenchMartin-pêcheur pygmée, Martin-chasseur pygmée
GermanNatalzwergfischer, Natal Zwergfischer
Hungariannatali törpejégmadár
IcelandicDvergþyrill
ItalianMartin pescatore pigmeo africano
Japaneseヒメショウビン
Lithuanianafrikinis miškinis tulžys mažylis
Norwegianpygméisfugl, Pygméisfugl, Pygmeisfugl
Norwegian NynorskPygméisfugl
Polishzimorodek malutki
Portuguesepica-peixe-pigmeu, guarda-rios-pigmeu-africano, martim-africano
RussianКрошечный лесной зимородок, африканский крошечный зимородок, Карликовый зимородок, Крошечный зимородок, Филиппинский лесной зимородок
SerbianPlavoglavi afrički patuljasti vodomar
Slovakrybárik malý
Sloveniantravniški vodomček
SpanishMartín pigmeo africano, Martín Pescador Pigmeo Africano
SwahiliKisharifu
SwedishAfrikansk pygmékungsfiskare, pygmékungsfiskare
TsongaTshololwana
TurkishAfrika Küçük Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianрибалочка-крихітка синьоголовий
ZuluiNhlunuyamanzi