Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) - HBW 6, p. 207
French: Martin-chasseur de Smyrne
German: Braunliest
Spanish: Alción de Esmirna
Other common names: White-breasted/Smyrna Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Alcedo smyrnensis Linnaeus, 1758, Izmir, west Turkey.
Forms a superspecies with H. cyanoventris, and sometimes considered conspecific, but recently found to overlap in range in W Java without interbreeding. Populations described as race perpulchra (Myanmar E to Indochina, S to Greater Sundas) and race fokiensis (S & E China, Taiwan) considered inseparable from fusca. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - W & S Turkey S to NE Egypt, and from C Iraq E to Pakistan, extreme NE Afghanistan and NW India.
- fusca (Boddaert, 1783) - India (except NW) and Sri Lanka E to SE China and Taiwan, and S to Sumatra and W Java.
- saturatior Hume, 1874 - Andaman Is.
- gularis (Kuhl, 1820) - Philippines.
- Least Concern
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A close-up of a perched bird. Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp saturatior)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 13 weeks ago 49 sec 4.7 -
perched bird, has a pooh, then flies down to ground, returns with an earthworm, eats it Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp saturatior)
Martin Kennewell 23 December 2007 30 weeks ago 56 sec 4.2 -
Courtship Display Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (ssp smyrnensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 28 July 2006 31 weeks ago 23 sec 4 -
The same bird, now from the back. Sierra Madre, Luzon, Philippines (ssp gularis)
Daniêl Jimenez 14 April 2009 1 year ago 18 sec 4 -
A bird. Sierra Madre, Luzon, Philippines (ssp gularis)
Daniêl Jimenez 14 April 2009 1 year ago 1 min 21 sec 4 -
A bird perched on wire Kerala, India
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 1 year ago 28 sec 4
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Perched White-throated Kingfisher Tissamaharama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp fusca)
Steve Garvie 29 July 2009 25 weeks ago 4.5 -
A parent bird perched with it's fledgeling. Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 24 June 2010 9 weeks ago 4 -
Singing on the famous perch at early morning. Pakistan
Zotyesz 19 April 2009 23 weeks ago 4 -
This Kingfisher was perched on a tree on the lake shore, taking a break from fishing. Mysore, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 17 February 2009 29 weeks ago 4 -
A white-throated kingfisher sitting on a branch. Gurgaon District, Haryana, India
Vaibhav Gadodia 19 September 2009 35 weeks ago 4 -
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched on a wire. Maharashtra, India
Ryan Brookes 12 February 2009 43 weeks ago 4
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A perched bird calling. Botanical Gardens, Singapore
(ssp fusca)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2009 13 weeks ago 5 -
This is the call of the bird in the early morning for its mate Peninsular Malaysia
Khong Tuck Khoon 12 August 2006 18 weeks ago 5 -
Soft calls from a perch Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2004 32 weeks ago 4 -
Typical loud calls from perch also while flying Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 2007 42 weeks ago 4 -
An adult flying by calling Kerala, India
(ssp fusca)
Stuart Fisher 9 February 2006 1 year ago 4
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