Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Coraciiformes > Suborder Alcedini > Superfamily Alcedinoidea > Family Alcedinidae > Genus Alcedo

Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Alcedo*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Gracula atthis*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: bilbili i ujit; bylbyli i ujit; martin peshkatari; mëlliujca; mullënja peshkatore; mulliujca; skjepgjata sources: DHORA, DH. 2008: Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bulgarian: Земеродно рибарче sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point

Danish: Isfugl sources: danish PESI focal point

Dutch: Ijsvogel sources: Dutch Species Register

English: Kingfisher sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

English-United States: Common Kingfisher; Kingfisher sources: Charles Hussey

Galician: Cruidín

German: Eisvogel sources: german PESI focal point

Greek: Ευρωπαϊκή Αλκυόνη ; Ευρωπαϊκή Αλκυόνη sources: Greek PESI focal point

Irish: Cruidín sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Israel (Hebrew): שלדג גמד sources: Hebrew PESI focal point

Italian: Martin pescatore sources: italian PESI focal point

Lithuanian: tulžys sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point

Norwegian: Isfugl sources: Norwegian PESI focal point

Norwegian Bokmål: isfugl sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 109

Norwegian Nynorsk: isfugl sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 109

Romanian: Pescăruşul albastru sources: Romania PESI focal point

Russian: или иванок; или рыбалочка; обыкновенный зимородок sources: Russian PESI focal point

Slovenian: vodomec sources: Slovenian PESI focal point

Spanish, Castillian: Martín pescador común sources: spanish PESI focal point

Swedish: kungsfiskare

Turkish: Yali capkini; Yalı çapkını sources: Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Зимородок; Рибалочка; рибалочка голубий sources: Ukranian PESI focal point;Ukraine PESI focal point

Welsh: glas y dorian

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Drs Cees Roselaar. Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=97082

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2004-05-07 by Drs Cees Roselaar

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