Woodland Kingfisher / Halcyon senegalensis
| Woodland Kingfisher bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Senegal Kingfisher, Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher |
| Old latin name for bird | Alcedo senegalensis |
| Order | Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes |
| Family | Kingfishers / Alcedinidae |
| Genus | Halcyon |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
Woodland Kingfisher bird sounds *
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Related species
Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Javan Kingfisher
Mangrove Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Where to see Woodland Kingfisher
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Woodland Kingfisher subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca | s Angola and w Tanzania to South Africa | - | No |
| Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus | Sierra Leone to s Nigeria and s to DR Congo and n Angola | - | No |
| Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis | Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and n Tanzania | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bosveldvisvanger |
| Belarusian | Сенегальскі зімародак |
| Breton | Diredig Senegal |
| Catalan | alció del Senegal, Alció del Senegal, Alció senegalès |
| Chinese | 林地翡翠, 非洲林翡翠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 林地翡翠, 林翡翠 |
| Croatian | šumski vodomar |
| Czech | Lednácek senegalský, ledňáček africký, ledňáček senegalský, Lledňáček senegalský |
| Danish | Skovisfugl |
| Dutch | Senegalese Ijsvogel, Senegalijsvogel |
| Esperanto | Senegala arbalciono |
| Estonian | salu-safiirlind |
| Finnish | afrikanmetsäkalastaja |
| French | Martin-chasseur du Sénégal ou M.-c. bleu et blanc, Martin-chasseur du Sénégal |
| Frisian | Senegaleeske iisfûgel |
| Galician | Alción dos bosques |
| German | Senegalliest |
| Hungarian | türkiz halkapó |
| Icelandic | Trjáþyril, Trjáþyrill |
| Irish | Cruidín coille |
| Italian | Martin pescatore di bosco, Martin pescatore boschereccio |
| Japanese | セネガルショウビン |
| Lithuanian | senegalinis halcionas |
| Northern Sami | Vuovdefiskár |
| Norwegian | Lundisfugl, lundisfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Lundisfugl |
| Polish | lowiec jasny, łowiec jasny |
| Portuguese | guarda-rios-dos-bosques, pica-peixe-dos-bosques, Guarda-rios-dos-bosques, martim-caçador-dos-bosques |
| Russian | Сенегальская альциона, Сенегальский зимородок |
| Serbian | Šumski vodomar, Senegalski šumski vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárikovec belasý, Rybárik stromový |
| Slovenian | sinji gozdomec |
| Spanish | Alción del Senegal, Alción senegalés |
| Swahili | Kurea Kidari-kijivu, Vuachwe Domochini |
| Swedish | savannkungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Orman yalıçapkını, Senegal Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | альціон сенегальський |
| Welsh | Pysgotwr coetir |