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 Enlarge map
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A close-up of a perched bird. Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp saturatior)
Josep del Hoyo 16 December 2009 1 year ago 49 sec 4.7 -
perched bird, has a pooh, then flies down to ground, returns with an earthworm, eats it Locality Chidiya Tapu Biological Park, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar (ssp saturatior)
Martin Kennewell 23 December 2007 2 years ago 56 sec 4.3 -
A perched bird Locality Taiping, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A bird. Locality Sierra Madre, Luzon, Philippines (ssp gularis)
Daniêl Jimenez 14 April 2009 2 years ago 1 min 21 sec 4.2 -
An adult bird perched on a trunk, looking around. Locality Raniwara, Jalor (Jalore) District, Rajasthan, India (ssp smyrnensis)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 16 sec 4 -
Courtship Display Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp smyrnensis)
RAM GOPAL SONI 28 July 2006 2 years ago 23 sec 4
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"kingfisher at the park"
Locality Suan Luang Rama IX, Phrawet District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp Halcyon smyrnensis)
p.supat 22 December 2011 7 weeks ago 4.5 -
Perched White-throated Kingfisher
Locality Tissamaharama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp fusca)
Steve Garvie 29 July 2009 1 year ago 4.4 -
on a rock at river jordan
Locality Jordan Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 4 March 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird sunning.
Locality Singapore
georgina Chin 5 January 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
on a branch
Locality Ma'agan Michael, Israel
Lior Kislev 9 January 2011 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird perched at Tirat Tzvi fish ponds
Locality Tirat Tzvi, Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 14 October 2010 1 year ago 4.2
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This is the call of the bird in the early morning for its mate Locality Peninsular Malaysia
Khong Tuck Khoon 12 August 2006 1 year ago 4.5 -
A perched bird calling. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore
(ssp fusca)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Typical loud calls from perch also while flying Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 2007 2 years ago 4.3 -
Soft calls from a perch Locality Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2004 2 years ago 4 -
An adult flying by calling Locality Kerala, India
(ssp fusca)
Stuart Fisher 9 February 2006 2 years ago 4
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