• Synonyms Small Pied Kingfisher, Lesser Pied Kingfisher
  • Old latin name for bird Alcedo rudis

Pied Kingfisherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Sri Lanka
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Interaction calls, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Egypt
  • 7.
    Call, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Uganda
  • 8.
    , © African Bioacoustics Community
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Pied Kingfisher

  • Breeding region Africa, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion widespread, also Middle East

Pied Kingfisher subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ceryle rudis insignise, se China and Hainan I.-No
Ceryle rudis leucomelanuruse Afghanistan through India to s China and n Indochina-No
Ceryle rudis rudisEgypt and Africa s of the Sahara-No
Ceryle rudis syriacusTurkey to Israel e to sw Iran-No
Ceryle rudis travancoreensissw India-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBontvisvanger
AlbanianBilbili peshkatar laraman
Arabicصياد السمك أبقع, خاطف ظله, السماك ألا بقع, السّماك الابقع
ArmenianԽայտաբղետ ալկիոն
AzerbaijaniAla balıqcıl
BelarusianМалы плямісты зімародак
Bengali঩াকযা ভাছযাঙা, চছটযিংগা ভাছযাঙা , পাকড়া মাছরাঙা, দাগমুক্ত ভাছযাঙা , ঩াকড়া ভাছযাঙা
BretonDiredig brizh
BulgarianСиво рибарче
CatalanAlció pigallat, alció garser
Chinese小啄鱼, 小花鱼狗, 花斑钓鱼郎, 斑翡翠, 斑魚狗, 斑鱼狗
Chinese (Traditional)小花魚狗, 小啄魚, 斑魚狗, 花斑釣魚郎, 斑翡翠
Croatianpjegavi vodomar, Vodomar šarac
CzechRybarík jižní, rybařík jižní
DanishGråfisker
DutchBonte IJsvogel
EsperantoBlanknigra alciono
Estoniankirju-kuningkalur
Finnishkirjokalastaja
FrenchMartin-pêcheur pie, Alcyon pie, Martin pêcheur pie
FrisianBûnte iisfûgel
GalicianPicapeixe pego
Georgianშავთეთრი ალკუნი
GermanGraufischer
GreekΚήρυλoς, Κήρυλος
Hebrewפרפור עקוד, פרפור עקד
HindiMeenkotti
Hungariantarka halkapó
IcelandicSkjaldþyrill
IrishCruidín alabhreac
ItalianMartin pescatore bianconero, Martin pescatore bianco e nero
Japaneseヒメヤマセミ
Latvianraibais dzenītis
Lithuanianmargasis tulžys
MacedonianШарено рибарче
Malayalamപുള്ളിമീൻകൊത്തി, പുള്ളി  മീന്‍കൊത്തി 
ManxEeasteyr breck
Marathiकवड्या धीवर
Nepaliछिरबिरे माटीकोरे
Northern SamiRánesfiskár
Norwegianterneisfugl
Norwegian NynorskTerneisfugl
Persianماهی‌خورک ابلق, ماهی ‌خورک ابلق
Polishrybaczek srokaty
PortuguesePica-peixe-malhado, Guarda-rios-malhados, Guarda rios malhados, guarda-rios-malhado
RomanianPescăraş multicolor
RussianМалый зимородок, Малый пегий зимородок, Зимородок малый пегий
SerbianVodomar šarac
ShonaChinyurirahove
Slovakrybárec strakatý
Sloveniančrnobeli pasat, crnobeli pasat
SpanishMartín pescador pío, Martín Pescador Pío Chico
SwahiliDetepwani
Swedishgråfiskare
TamilKaruppu Vellai Meenkothi
Thaiนกกระเต็นปักหลัก, นกกะเต็นปักหลัก
TsongaTshololwana
TswanaMmatlhapi
TurkishAlaca Yalıçapkını, alaca yalyçapkyny
Ukrainianрибалочка строкатий, Малий строкатий рибалочка
VietnameseChim Bói cá nhỏ, Bói cá nhỏ
WelshPysgotwr brith
XhosaIsaxwila
ZuluiHlabahlabane