Blue-breasted Kingfisher / Halcyon malimbica
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Black-winged Kingfisher, Blue breasted Kingfisher |
| Old latin name for bird | Alcedo malimbica |
| Order | Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes |
| Family | Kingfishers / Alcedinidae |
| Genus | Halcyon |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | c, w |
Blue-breasted Kingfisher bird sounds *
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Related species
Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Javan Kingfisher
Mangrove Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Where to see Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
Blue-breasted Kingfisher subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon malimbica dryas | Príncipe (c Gulf of Guinea Is.) | - | No |
| Halcyon malimbica forbesi | Sierra Leone to w Cameroon and Bioko (n Gulf of Guinea Is.) | - | No |
| Halcyon malimbica malimbica | Cameroon to Uganda and Zambia | - | No |
| Halcyon malimbica torquata | Senegal and Gambia to Guinea-Bissau and w Mali | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | নীরফুক ভাছযাঙা |
| Catalan | alció de pit blau, Alció malímbic |
| Chinese | 蓝胸翡翠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藍胸翡翠 |
| Croatian | plavoprsi vodomar |
| Czech | ledňáček malimbijský, ledňáček černokřídlý, Lednácek uzdickový |
| Danish | Malimbicaisfugl |
| Dutch | Teugelijsvogel |
| Esperanto | Nigraŝultra arbalciono |
| Estonian | sinipugu-safiirlind |
| Finnish | sinirintakalastaja |
| French | Martin-pêcheur à poitrine bleue, Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue |
| German | Zügelliest |
| Hungarian | kékbegyű halcion |
| Italian | Martin pescatore pettazzurro |
| Japanese | アオムネショウビン |
| Lithuanian | mėlynkrūtis halcionas |
| Norwegian | blåbrystisfugl, Blåbrystisfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Blåbrystisfugl |
| Polish | lowiec kamerunski, Zimorodek kameruński, łowiec kameruński |
| Portuguese | pica-peixe-de-peito-azul, martim-caçador-de-peito-azul, Guarda-rios-de-peito-azul, guarda-rios-de-peito-azul |
| Russian | Синегрудая альциона |
| Slovak | rybárikovec modroprsý |
| Slovenian | modroprsi gozdomec |
| Spanish | Alción pechiazul, Alción de Pecho Azul |
| Swahili | Kurea Kidari-buluu |
| Swedish | blåbröstad kungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Gökçe Göğüslü Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | альціон блакитний |