Brown-hooded Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBrown-backed Kingfisher, Brown hooded Kingfisher, Brown-headed Kingfisher, Brownhooded Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdAlcedo albiventris
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusHalcyon
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregione, se, wc

Brown-hooded Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Lisa Boocock
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Zambia
  • 9.
    Song, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Halcyon albiventris albiventriss South Africa-No
Halcyon albiventris orientalisSomalia to Botswana and Mozambique-No
Halcyon albiventris prentissgrayise Kenya to Congo, DR Congo, Angola and Zambia-No
Halcyon albiventris vociferansZimbabwe and s Mozambique to ne South Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBruinkopvisvanger
Catalanalció capbrú
Chinese褐头翡翠
Chinese (Traditional)褐頭翡翠
Croatiansmeđoglavi vodomar
Czechledňáček kápový, Lednácek kápovitý
DanishBrunskuldret Isfugl
DutchBruinkapijsvogel
EsperantoBrunkapuĉa arbalciono
Estonianvälja-safiirlind
Finnishsavupääkalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur à tête brune
GermanBraunkopfliest
Hungarianbarnafejű halkapó
IcelandicKofraþyrill
ItalianMartin pescatore capobruno, Martin pescatore monaco
Japaneseチャガシラショウビン
Lithuanianrudagalvis halcionas
Norwegianbrunhodeisfugl, Brunhodeisfugl, Kafferisfugl
Norwegian NynorskBrunhovudisfugl
Polishłowiec brązowogłowy, lowiec brazowoglowy
Portugueseguarda-rios-de-cabeça-castanha, pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho, martim-caçador-de-barrete-castanho
RussianБуроголовая альциона, Светлобрюхий зимородок
SerbianSmeđoglavi vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec čiarkový, rybárikovec ciarkavý
Slovenianpoljski gozdomec
SpanishAlción de Capucha Parda, Alción cabecipardo
SwahiliKurea Kichwa-kahawia
Swedishbrunhuvad kungsfiskare
TsongaTshololwana
TurkishKahverengi Kafalı Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон буроголовий
XhosaUndozela
ZuluiNdwazela