Grey-headed Kingfisher / Halcyon leucocephala LC

Synonyms Gray-headed Kingfisher, Grey-hooded Kingfisher, Greyhooded Kingfisher, Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher, Gray-hooded Kingfisher
Old latin name for bird Halcyon swainsonii, Alcedo leucocephala

Grey-headed Kingfisherbird sounds *

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Call, © Rolf A. de By
Senegal
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Call, © David Darrell-Lambert
Saudi Arabia
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Call, © Bram Piot
Senegal
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Song, © Andrew Spencer
Ethiopia
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Call, © Nicolas Martinez
Cape Verde

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Mangrove Kingfisher

Ruddy Kingfisher

Woodland Kingfisher

Brown-breasted Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Where to see Grey-headed Kingfisher

Breeding region Africa
Breeding subregion widespread

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 arbalciono, Grizkapa alciono
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	Fehérfejű halcion, szürkefejű halkapó
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
Norwegian Nynorsk	Gråhovudisfugl
Persian	ماهی‌خورک سرخاکستری
Polish	zimorodek szaroglowy, lowiec szaroglowy, łowiec szarogłowy
Portuguese	Guarda-rios-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Guarda-rios-de-cabeca-cinzenta, Pica-peixe-de-barrete-cinzento, guarda-rios-de-cabeça-cinzenta, Passarinha
Romanian	Pescăraş cu cap cenuşiu
Russian	Сероголовая альциона, Сероголовый зимородок
Serbian	Sivoglavi vodomar
Slovak	rybárikovec bledohlavý, Rybárikec bledohlavý, Rybárik sivohlavý
Slovenian	sivoglavi gozdomec
Spanish	Alción de Cabeza Gris, Alción cabeciblanco, 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