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Black-capped Kingfisher / Halcyon pileata VU
- Synonyms Miyako Kingfisher
- Old latin name for bird Alcedo pileata
Black-capped Kingfisherbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species

Mangrove Kingfisher

Ruddy Kingfisher

Woodland Kingfisher

Brown-breasted Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Where to see Black-capped Kingfisher
- Breeding region Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion India through Myanmar and China to Korean Pen.
- Non breeding region to India, se Asia, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi region
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | কালাটুপি মাছরাঙা, কারাটুচ ভাছযাঙা |
| Breton | Diredig kabell du |
| Catalan | alció encaputxat |
| Chinese | 藍翡翠, 山翊, 蓝翡翠, 山鴗, 蓝翠毛, 蓝翠鸟, 黑顶鱼狗, 黑頭翡翠, 秦椒鸟, 喜鹊翠, 黑帽鱼狗, 蓝鱼狗 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 秦椒鳥, 喜鵲翠, 黑頂魚狗, 黑頭翡翠, 藍翠鳥, 山鴗, 山翊, 藍翡翠, 黑帽魚狗, 黑頭翡翠〔藍翡翠〕, 藍魚狗, 藍翠毛 |
| Croatian | ljubičastoleđi vodomar |
| Czech | ledňáček černohlavý, Lednácek cernohlavý |
| Danish | Hvidhalset Smyrnaisfugl |
| Dutch | Zwartkapijsvogel |
| Esperanto | Nigrakapa arbalciono |
| Estonian | mustpea-safiirlind |
| Finnish | mustapääkalastaja |
| French | Martin-chasseur à coiffe noire, Martin-chasseur à calotte noire |
| German | Kappenliest |
| Hungarian | sapkás halkapó |
| Icelandic | Hettuþyrill |
| Indonesian | Raja udang kuduk hitam, Cekakak cina, Burung Cekakak Cina |
| Italian | Martin pescatore testanera, Martin pescatore capinero |
| Japanese | ヤマショウビン |
| Kazakh | қарғыбау зымыран |
| Korean | 청호반새 |
| Latvian | melngalvas dzenītis |
| Lithuanian | juodakepuris halcionas |
| Malay | Burung Pekaka Kepala Hitam, Burung Pekaka Kopiah Hitam, Pekaka Kepala Hitam |
| Malayalam | കരിന്തലയൻ മീൻകൊത്തി |
| Mongolian | Хармагнай халуу, халуу, Хар магнайт халуу |
| Nepali | कालोटाउके माटीकोरे |
| Northern Sami | Čáhppesoaifiskár |
| Norwegian | svarthetteisfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svarthetteisfugl |
| Polish | łowiec czarnogłowy, lowiec czarnoglowy |
| Portuguese | guarda-rios-de-touca-preta, martim-caçador-de-barrete-preto |
| Russian | Ошейниковый зимородок, Зимородок ошейниковый, Ошейниковая альциона |
| Serbian | Crnokapi vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárikovec stromový, Rybárik stromový |
| Slovenian | črnoglavi gozdomec |
| Spanish | Alción de Capa Negra, Alción capirotado |
| Swedish | svarthuvad kungsfiskare |
| Tamil | Karunthalai Meenkothi |
| Tatar | муенчаклы яр чыпчыгы |
| Thai | นกกระเต็นหัวดำ, นกกะเต็นหัวดำ, นกปากราก |
| Turkish | Kara Başlıklı Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | альціон чорноголовий |
| Vietnamese | Sả đầu đen, Chim Sả đầu đen |
| Welsh | Pysgotwr penddu |



















