Green-backed Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusNT - Near threatened
SynonymsBlue-headed Wood Kingfisher, Lowland Kingfisher, Blue-headed Kingfisher, Lonely Kingfisher, Hooded Kingfisher, Green backed Kingfisher, Celebes Green Kingfisher, Cowled Kingfisher, Celebes Lowland Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdDacelo cyanocephalus, Dacelalcyon confusus, Halcyon monacha, Monarchalcyon cyanocephala, Actenoides monacha
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusActenoides
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionSulawesi

Green-backed Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © George Wagner
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © David Farrow
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Call, song, © Niels Poul Dreyer
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Green-backed Kingfisher

Green-backed Kingfisher subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Actenoides monachus capucinuse, se, s Sulawesi and Butung (=Buton, s of se Sulawesi)-No
Actenoides monachus monachusn, c Sulawesi, Manadotua (nw of ne Sulawesi) and Lembeh (e of ne Sulawesi)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanalció monjo
Chinese绿背翡翠
Chinese (Traditional)綠背翡翠
Croatianzelenoleđi vodomar
Czechledňáček poustevnický, Lednácek poustevnický, ledňáček modrohlavý
DanishGrønrygget Skovisfugl
DutchBlauwkopbosijsvogel, Blauwkop-bosijsvogel
EsperantoVerddorsa arbalciono
Estonianroheselg-safiirlind
Finnisherakkokalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur moine
GermanEinsiedler-Liest, Einsiedlerliest
Hungariancelebeszi halción
IndonesianRaja udang, Cekakak-hutan tunggir-hijau, Cekakakhutan Tunggir-hijau
ItalianMartin pescatore testablu, Martin pescatore dorsoverde
Japaneseチャバラショウビン
Lithuaniansulavesinis halcionas
NorwegianMunkeisfugl, munkeisfugl
Norwegian NynorskMunkeisfugl
Polishlowiec bialogardly, łowiec białogardły, krasnogłów białogardły
Portuguesemartim-caçador-monge, guarda-rios-monge
RussianСулавесская альциона, Синеголовый зимородок
SerbianZelenoleđi vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec mníšsky
Sloveniansamotarski gozdomec
SpanishAlción monje, Martín Pescador de Cabeza Azul
SwedishGrönryggad kungsfiskare, grönryggig kungsfiskare
TurkishYeşil Sırtlı Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон білогорлий