White-bellied Kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster)

White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Corythornis leucogaster (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Alcedo following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	7,310,000	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	stable		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	4.4	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be widespread but generally uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 2001).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding
Angola	extant	native	yes
Benin	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Congo	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Equatorial Guinea	extant	native	yes
Gabon	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Liberia	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
São Tomé e Príncipe	extant	native		yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Camabatela
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Luki Forest Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Ngiri
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Salonga National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Lomako - Yekokora
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Mount Hoyo Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Okapi Faunal Reserve
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Maiko National Park
Central African Republic	Zémongo Faunal Reserve
Central African Republic	Ngotto
Central African Republic	Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
Congo	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park complex
Congo	Odzala National Park complex
Congo	Léfini Faunal Reserve
Congo	Dimonika Biosphere Reserve
Congo	Lower Kouilou basin
Congo	Conkouati National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire	Peko Mountain National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Lamto Ecological Research Station
Côte d'Ivoire	Mabi Forest reserve
Côte d'Ivoire	Parc National de Taï et Réserve de faune du N'Zo
Côte d'Ivoire	Yapo and Mambo Forest Reserves
Cameroon	Mbam Djerem National Park
Cameroon	Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary
Cameroon	Korup National Park
Cameroon	Mont Manengouba
Cameroon	Bakossi mountains
Cameroon	Mont Nlonako
Cameroon	Mount Rata and Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Mount Kupe
Cameroon	Yabassi
Cameroon	Mount Cameroon and Mokoko-Onge
Cameroon	Mbam Minkom - Kala
Cameroon	Boumba - Bek
Cameroon	Campo Ma'an complex
Cameroon	Nki
Cameroon	Lobéké National Park
Gabon	Gamba Protected Areas Complex
Gabon	Lopé Faunal Reserve
Gabon	Ipassa Strict Nature Reserve
Gabon	Minkébé Forest Reserve
Ghana	Atewa Range Forest Reserve
Ghana	Boin River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve
Ghana	Bura River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Cape Three Points Forest Reserve
Ghana	Dadieso Forest Reserve
Ghana	Draw River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Ebi River Shelterbelt Forest Reserve
Ghana	Fure River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Jema-Asemkrom Forest Reserve
Ghana	Kakum National Park - Assin Attandaso Resource Reserve
Ghana	Mamiri Forest Reserve
Ghana	Nsuensa Forest Reserve
Ghana	Pra-Sushien Forest Reserve
Ghana	Subri River Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Ehuro Forest Reserve
Ghana	Tano-Nimiri Forest Reserve
Ghana	Yoyo River Forest Reserve
Guinea	Kounounkan
Guinea	Massif du Ziama
Guinea	Diécké
Equatorial Guinea	Monte Alen National Park
Equatorial Guinea	Nsork Highlands National Park
Guinea-Bissau	Lagoas de Cufada
Guinea-Bissau	Cantanhez forests
Liberia	Wologizi mountains
Liberia	Wonegizi mountains
Liberia	Lofa-Gola-Mano Complex
Liberia	Nimba mountains
Liberia	Zwedru
Liberia	Cestos - Senkwen
Liberia	Sapo
Liberia	Grebo
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Okomu National Park
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Oban Division)
Nigeria	Omo Forest Reserve
Nigeria	Cross River National Park (Okwangwo Division) and Mbe Mountains
Nigeria	Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity
Nigeria	Donga river basin forests
Sierra Leone	Loma Mountains Non-hunting Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Western Area Peninsula Forest National Park
Sierra Leone	Kambui Hills Forest Reserve
Sierra Leone	Gola Forests
Tanzania	Minziro Forest Reserve
Uganda	Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George
Uganda	Semliki National Park
Uganda	Mabira Forest Reserve
Uganda	Sango Bay area
Zambia	Jimbe Drainage
Congo	Lake Télé Community Reserve
Congo	Ogooué Leketi National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha)	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Swamp	suitable	resident
Marine Neritic	Estuaries	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Corythornis leucogaster. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-bellied-kingfisher-corythornis-leucogaster on 03/10/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 03/10/2023.