Black-capped Kingfisher

Halcyon pileata - Martin-chasseur à coiffe noire

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Halcyon
Species
:
pileata

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 28 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 71 à 138 g

Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Martin-chasseur à coiffe noire,
Alción capirotado,
martim-caçador-de-barrete-preto,
Kappenliest,
sapkás halkapó,
Zwartkapijsvogel,
Martin pescatore capinero,
svarthuvad kungsfiskare,
Svarthetteisfugl,
rybárikovec stromový,
ledňáček černohlavý,
Hvidhalset Smyrnaisfugl,
mustapääkalastaja,
alció encaputxat,
łowiec czarnogłowy,
melngalvas dzenītis,
črnoglavi gozdomec,
Ошейниковый зимородок,
Cekakak cina,
ヤマショウビン,
蓝翡翠,
นกกะเต็นหัวดำ,
黑頭翡翠〔藍翡翠〕,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropic

al Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas