White-bellied Kingfisher

Corythornis leucogaster - Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Corythornis
Species
:
leucogaster

Descriptor

Fraser, 1843

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White-bellied Kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Corythornis leucogaster leucogaster (Nigeria to nw Angola, Bioko I.)
Corythornis leucogaster bowdleri (Guinea to Mali and Ghana)
Corythornis leucogaster leopoldi (e Congo to s Uganda and nw Zambia)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc,
Martín pescador ventriblanco,
pica-peixinho-de-barriga-branca,
Weißbauch-Zwergfischer,
Witbuikijsvogel,
Martin pescatore panciabianca,
vitbukig kungsfiskare,
Jungelisfugl,
rybárik bielobruchý,
ledňáček bělobřichý,
Hvidbuget Isfugl,
valkovatsakalastaja,
blauet de ventre blanc,
zimorodek białobrzuchy,
džungelski vodomec,
Белобрюхий зимородок,
シロハラカワセミ,
白腹翠鸟,
白腹翠鳥,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest