Grey-headed Kingfisher / Halcyon leucocephala
| Grey-headed Kingfisher bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Grey-hooded Kingfisher, Gray-hooded Kingfisher, Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher, Gray-headed Kingfisher, Greyhooded Kingfisher |
| Old latin name for bird | Halcyon swainsonii, Alcedo leucocephala |
| Order | Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes |
| Family | Kingfishers / Alcedinidae |
| Genus | Halcyon |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
Grey-headed Kingfisher bird sounds *
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Related species
Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Javan Kingfisher
Mangrove Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Where to see Grey-headed Kingfisher
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iran
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Grey-headed Kingfisher subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon leucocephala acteon | Brava, Fogo and Santiago (sw, sc Cape Verde Is., s Macaronesia, w of n Africa) | - | No |
| Halcyon leucocephala hyacinthina | se Somalia to Tanzania | - | No |
| Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala | Senegal and Gambia to nw Somalia, n Tanzania and n DR Congo | - | No |
| Halcyon leucocephala pallidiventris | s DR Congo to nw Tanzania and s to n South Africa | - | No |
| Halcyon leucocephala semicaerulea | s Arabian Pen. | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gryskopvisvanger |
| Belarusian | Шэрагаловы зімародак |
| Bengali | হভমটভাথা ভাছযাঙা |
| Breton | Diredig penn gris |
| Bulgarian | Сивоглаво рибарче |
| Catalan | alció capgrís |
| Chinese | 灰头翡翠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰頭翡翠 |
| Croatian | sivoglavi vodomar |
| Czech | Lednácek šedohlavý, ledňáček šedohlavý |
| Danish | Gråhovedet Isfugl |
| Dutch | Grijskopijsvogel |
| Esperanto | Grizkapa alciono, Grizkapa arbalciono |
| Estonian | hallpea-safiirlind |
| Finnish | harmaapääkalastaja |
| French | Martin-chasseur à tête grise |
| Frisian | Griiskopiisfûgel |
| Galician | Alción de barrete cincento |
| German | Graukopfliest |
| Hebrew | שלדג אפור-ראש |
| Hungarian | szürkefejű halkapó, Fehérfejű halcion |
| Icelandic | Gráþyrill |
| Irish | Cruidín ceannliath |
| Italian | Martin pescatore testagrigia |
| Japanese | ハイガシラショウビン |
| Latvian | pelēkgalvas dzenītis |
| Lithuanian | pilkagalvis halcionas, Baltagalvis halcionas |
| Macedonian | Сивоглаво рибарче |
| Northern Sami | Ránessoadjafiskár, Ránesoaifiskár |
| Norwegian | Gråhodeisfugl, gråhodeisfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Gråhovudisfugl |
| Persian | ماهیخورک سرخاکستری |
| Polish | łowiec szarogłowy, lowiec szaroglowy, zimorodek szaroglowy |
| Portuguese | Pica-peixe-de-barrete-cinzento, passarinha, martim-caçador-de-barrete-cinzento, guarda-rios-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Guarda-rios-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Guarda-rios-de-cabeca-cinzenta |
| Romanian | Pescăraş cu cap cenuşiu |
| Russian | Сероголовый зимородок, Сероголовая альциона |
| Serbian | Sivoglavi vodomar |
| Slovak | Rybárikec bledohlavý, rybárikovec bledohlavý, Rybárik sivohlavý |
| Slovenian | sivoglavi gozdomec |
| Spanish | Alción cabeciblanco, Alción de Cabeza Gris, Martín Pescador de Cabeza Gris |
| Swahili | Kurea Tumbo-jekundu |
| Swedish | gråhuvad kungsfiskare |
| Tsonga | Tshololwana |
| Turkish | Boz Başlı Yalıçapkını, Boz-başlı Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | альціон сіроголовий |
| Welsh | Pysgotwr penllwyd |