Blue-breasted Kingfisher / Halcyon malimbica LC
- Synonyms Blue breasted Kingfisher, Black-winged Kingfisher
- Old latin name for bird Alcedo malimbica
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Where to see Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion c, w
- 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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | নীরফুক ভাছযাঙা |
| Catalan | Alció malímbic, alció de pit blau |
| Chinese | 蓝胸翡翠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藍胸翡翠 |
| Croatian | plavoprsi vodomar |
| Czech | Lednácek uzdickový, ledňáček černokřídlý, ledňáček malimbijský |
| Danish | Malimbe Isfugl, 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 |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Blåbrystisfugl |
| Polish | lowiec kamerunski, Zimorodek kameruński, łowiec kameruński |
| Portuguese | Pica-peixe-de-peito-azul, Guarda-rios-de-peito-azul, guarda-rios-de-peito-azul |
| Russian | Синегрудая альциона |
| Slovak | rybárikovec modroprsý |
| Slovenian | modroprsi gozdomec |
| Spanish | Alción de Pecho Azul, Alción pechiazul |
| Swahili | Kurea Kidari-buluu |
| Swedish | blåbröstad kungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Gökçe Göğüslü Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | альціон блакитний |