• Synonyms White-breasted Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher
  • Old latin name for bird Alcedo smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lim Ying Hien
    India
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Eric DeFonso
    Thailand
  • 3.
    Call, © Jun V
    Philippines
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
  • 5.
    Call, © Lim Ying Hien
    India
  • 6.
    Breeding call, female, © HARI MAVELIKARA
    India
  • 7.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 8.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Nepal
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Sri Lanka
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White-throated Kingfisher

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

White-throated Kingfisher subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Halcyon smyrnensis fokiensiss, e China, Taiwan and Hainan-No
Halcyon smyrnensis fuscaw India and Sri Lanka-No
Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchraBhutan to e India, Indochina, the Malay Pen., Sumatra, w Java and w Borneo-No
Halcyon smyrnensis saturatiorAndaman Is.-No
Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensiss Turkey to ne Egypt, Iraq to nw India-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Arabicصياد السمك أبيض الصدر, القرلى أبيض الصدر
AzerbaijaniQırmızıdimdik balıqçıl, Qırmızıdimdik balıqcıl
Bengaliধরাগরা ভাছযাঙা , ধলাগলা মাছরাঙা
BulgarianБелогръдо земеродно рибарче
Catalanalció d'Esmirna
Chinese白胸鱼狗, 苍翡鸟, 翠碧鸟, 鱼狗, 鱼虎, 白胸翡翠, 翠毛鸟
Chinese (Traditional)魚狗, 蒼翡翠〔白胸翡翠〕, 白胸翡翠, 魚虎, 蒼翡鳥, 白胸魚狗, 蒼翡翠, 翠毛鳥, 翠碧鳥
Croatianbjeloprsi vodomar
Czechledňáček hnědohlavý
DanishSmyrnaisfugl
DutchSmyrna-ijsvogel, Smyrnaijsvogel
EsperantoBlankgorĝa arbalciono
Estonianruske-safiirlind
Finnishsmyrnankalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur de Smyrne, Martin-chasseur de Smyrne (smyrnensis)
GermanBraunliest
GreekΣμυρναλκυόνη
Hebrewשלדג לבן-חזה, לבן חזה, שלדג לבן חזה
HindiMeenkotti
Hungarianbarna halkapó
IcelandicTyrkjaþyrill
IndonesianBurung Cekakak Belukar, Cekakak belukar
ItalianMartin pescatore di Smirne
Japaneseアオショウビン
Kazakhқызыл тұмсықты көкқұс
Latvianbaltkrūšu dzenītis
Lithuanianraudonsnapis halcionas
MalayBurung Pekaka Belukar, Burung Pekaka Dada Putih, Burung Pekaka Dusun
Malayalamമീന്‍കൊത്തി ചാത്തന്‍, മീൻകൊത്തിച്ചാത്തൻ
Marathiखंड्या
Nepaliसेतोकण्ठे माटीकोरे
Northern SamiSmyrnafiskár
Norwegiankastanjeisfugl
Norwegian NynorskKastanjeisfugl
Persianماهی‌خورک سینه‌سفید, ماهی ‌خورک سینه‌ سفید
Polishlowiec krasnodzioby, łowiec krasnodzioby
Portugueseguarda-rios-de-peito-branco, Guarda-rios-de-papo-branco
RussianКрасноклювая альциона, Зимородок красноносый, Красноносый зимородок
SerbianBelogrudi vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec hnedohlavý
Slovenianizmirski gozdomec
SpanishAlción de Esmirna, Alción Filipino
Swedishsmyrnakungsfiskare (smyrnensis), smyrnakungsfiskare
TamilVenthondai Meenkothi
Thaiนกกระเต็นอกขาว, นกกะเต็นอกขาว, นกกินปลาอกขาว
Turkishizmir Yalıçapkını, İzmir Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон білогрудий
VietnameseSả đầu nâu, Chim Sả đầu nâu