Blue-black Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusNT - Near threatened
SynonymsBlack-sided Kingfisher, Blue black Kingfisher, Blue-back Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdTodirhamphus nigrocyaneus, Todirhamphus nigrocyanea, Halcyon nigrocyanea
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusTodiramphus
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionNew Guinea and nw satellites

Blue-black Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, male, © Phil Gregory
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 8.
    Song, © Niels Poul Dreyer
    Papua New Guinea
  • 9.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 10.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Blue-black Kingfisher

Blue-black Kingfisher subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus nigrocyaneusSalawati and Batanta (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) and sw to sc New Guinea-No
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus quadricolorYapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and n New Guinea-No
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus stictolaemussc, se New Guinea-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanalció blau i negre
Chinese蓝黑翡翠
Chinese (Traditional)藍黑翡翠
Croatiannovogvinejski vodomar
Czechledňáček modročerný, Lednácek tmavý, ledňáček tmavý
DanishNy Guinea-isfugl, New Guinea-isfugl
DutchBlauw-zwarte IJsvogel, Blauwzwarte Ijsvogel
EsperantoBlunigra arbalciono
Estonianmust-safiirlind
Finnishteräskalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur bleu-noir
GermanDunkelliest
IndonesianRaja udang biru hitam, Cekakak biru-hitam
ItalianMartin pescatore nerazzurro, Martin pescatore blu-nero
Japaneseアオグロショウビン
Lithuanianmėlynasis todiramfas
Norwegianpapuaisfugl, Papuaisfugl
Norwegian NynorskPapuaisfugl
Polishłowiec niebiesko-czarny, lowiec niebiesko-czarny, łowczyk niebiesko-czarny
Portugueseguarda-rios-índigo, martim-caçador-escuro
RussianТёмная альциона, Чёрно-синяя альциона
SerbianPlavo-crni vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec tmavý
Sloveniansafirasti gozdomec
SpanishAlción oscuro, Martín Pescador de Lomo Azul, Alción de Lomo Azul
Swedishblåsvart kungsfiskare, Nya Guineakungsfiskare
TurkishMavi-Kara Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон папуанський