• Synonyms Senegal Kingfisher, Woodland or Blue-and-white Kingfisher
  • Old latin name for bird Alcedo senegalensis

Woodland Kingfisherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Uganda
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 3.
    Song, © Derek Solomon
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 5.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 6.
    , © African Bioacoustics Community
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Woodland Kingfisher

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Woodland Kingfisher subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleucas Angola and w Tanzania to South Africa-No
Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileusSierra Leone to s Nigeria and s to DR Congo and n Angola-No
Halcyon senegalensis senegalensisSenegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and n Tanzania-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBosveldvisvanger
BelarusianСенегальскі зімародак
BretonDiredig Senegal
CatalanAlció 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
Croatianšumski vodomar
Czechledňáček africký, Lednácek senegalský, Lledňáček senegalský, ledňáček senegalský
DanishSkovisfugl
DutchSenegalese Ijsvogel, Senegalijsvogel
EsperantoSenegala arbalciono
Estoniansalu-safiirlind
Finnishafrikanmetsäkalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur du Sénégal, Martin-chasseur du Sénégal ou M.-c. bleu et blanc
FrisianSenegaleeske iisfûgel
GalicianAlción dos bosques
GermanSenegalliest
Hungariantürkiz halkapó
IcelandicTrjáþyril, Trjáþyrill
IrishCruidín coille
ItalianMartin pescatore di bosco, Martin pescatore boschereccio
Japaneseセネガルショウビン
Lithuaniansenegalinis halcionas
Northern SamiVuovdefiskár
Norwegianlundisfugl
Norwegian NynorskLundisfugl
Polishlowiec jasny, łowiec jasny
PortuguesePica-peixe-dos-bosques, Guarda-rios-dos-bosques, guarda-rios-dos-bosques
RussianСенегальский зимородок, Сенегальская альциона
SerbianŠumski vodomar, Senegalski šumski vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec belasý, Rybárik stromový
Sloveniansinji gozdomec
SpanishAlción senegalés, Alción del Senegal
SwahiliKurea Kidari-kijivu, Vuachwe Domochini
Swedishsavannkungsfiskare
TurkishSenegal Yalıçapkını, Orman yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон сенегальський
WelshPysgotwr coetir