Shining-blue Kingfisher

Alcedo quadribrachys - Martin-pêcheur azuré

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Alcedo
Species
:
quadribrachys

Descriptor

Bonaparte, 1850

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 32 à 40 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Alcedo quadribrachys quadribrachys (Senegal and Gambia to wc Nigeria)
Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri (s Nigeria to Kenya, nw Zambia amd n Angola)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur azuré,
Martín pescador brillante,
guarda-rios-azul,
Schillereisvogel,
Schiller-jégmadár,
Glansijsvogel,
Martin pescatore blu,
blåryggig kungsfiskare,
Indigoisfugl,
rybárik lesklý,
ledňáček třpytivý,
Blårygget Isfugl,
hohtosinikalastaja,
blauet lluent,
zimorodek lśniący,
bleščeči vodomec,
Бирюзовый зимородок,
ルリハシグロカワセミ,
亮蓝翠鸟,
閃藍翠鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Excavations (open)