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Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Angola Kingfisher, Blue-and-white Kingfisher, Red-and-black-billed Kingfisher, Angolan Woodland Kingfisher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2003 © Kees Bakker  Kruger National Park, South Africa - 2003 © Kees Bakker  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  South Africa - Dec, 2004 © Pieter Welgemoed  South Africa - Dec, 2004 © Pieter Welgemoed 
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Range

W. and c. Africa;
(1) Senegambia, Sierra Leone, s. Mali, s. Mauritania, s. Niger, s. Chad, s. Sudan, w. and c. Ethiopia and Eritrea to c. Angola and s. Zaire.
(2) Senegal to Ethiopia and Kenya?
(3) S. Angola, Zambia, sw. Tanzania, Malawi, w. Mozambique, Zimbabwe, n. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana and e. South Africa (Transvaal); (2) and (3) overlap in ne. Africa due to migration;

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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