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  • Synonyms Miyako Kingfisher
  • Old latin name for bird Alcedo pileata

Black-capped Kingfisherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cambodia
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Yogesh Patel
    India
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Harishchandra Mhatre
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © 小菜鸟
    China
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Antero Lindholm
    Thailand
  • 6.
    Call, © Werzik
    Thailand
  • 7.
    Call, © Albert Lastukhin & Yuri Glushchenko
    Myanmar
  • 8.
    Call, © Werzik
    Thailand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

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

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliকালাটুপি মাছরাঙা, কারাটুচ঩ ভাছযাঙা
BretonDiredig kabell du
Catalanalció 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
Croatianljubičastoleđi vodomar
Czechledňáček černohlavý, Lednácek cernohlavý
DanishHvidhalset Smyrnaisfugl
DutchZwartkapijsvogel
EsperantoNigrakapa arbalciono
Estonianmustpea-safiirlind
Finnishmustapääkalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur à coiffe noire, Martin-chasseur à calotte noire
GermanKappenliest
Hungariansapkás halkapó
IcelandicHettuþyrill
IndonesianRaja udang kuduk hitam, Cekakak cina, Burung Cekakak Cina
ItalianMartin pescatore testanera, Martin pescatore capinero
Japaneseヤマショウビン
Kazakhқарғыбау зымыран
Korean청호반새
Latvianmelngalvas dzenītis
Lithuanianjuodakepuris halcionas
MalayBurung Pekaka Kepala Hitam, Burung Pekaka Kopiah Hitam, Pekaka Kepala Hitam
Malayalamകരിന്തലയൻ മീൻകൊത്തി
MongolianХармагнай халуу, халуу, Хар магнайт халуу
Nepaliकालोटाउके माटीकोरे
Northern SamiČáhppesoaifiskár
Norwegiansvarthetteisfugl
Norwegian NynorskSvarthetteisfugl
Polishłowiec czarnogłowy, lowiec czarnoglowy
Portugueseguarda-rios-de-touca-preta, martim-caçador-de-barrete-preto
RussianОшейниковый зимородок, Зимородок ошейниковый, Ошейниковая альциона
SerbianCrnokapi vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec stromový, Rybárik stromový
Sloveniančrnoglavi gozdomec
SpanishAlción de Capa Negra, Alción capirotado
Swedishsvarthuvad kungsfiskare
TamilKarunthalai Meenkothi
Tatarмуенчаклы яр чыпчыгы
Thaiนกกระเต็นหัวดำ, นกกะเต็นหัวดำ, นกปากราก
TurkishKara Başlıklı Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон чорноголовий
VietnameseSả đầu đen, Chim Sả đầu đen
WelshPysgotwr penddu