Birds of the World

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Genus: Halcyon (12 species)


Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) Range: AF: e, se, wc Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found in dry and wet habitats. Compare to Striped Kingfisher but note red bill with dusky black tip.


Chocolate-backed Kingfisher (Halcyon badia) Range: AF: Sierra Leone to Ghana, s Nigeria to w South Sudan, Uganda and c DR Congo Atewa FR, Ghana
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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) Immature Range: AF: widespread Semliki Wildlife Reserve,, Uganda
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Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) Immature Range: OR, AU: widespread, also e Asia Singapore
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.


Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris) Range: OR: Java and Bali Meru Bethiri NP, Indonesia
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Brown-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon gularis) Range: OR: Philippines (except Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)


Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala pallidiventris) Range: AF: widespread Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica) Range: AF: c, w
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Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) Vulnerable Range: OR: India through Myanmar and China to Korean Pen. Phra Non, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
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Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus) Range: AF: widespread Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides) Range: AF: e, se coasts South Africa
Photograph by Graham Searll © All Rights Reserved.


White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra) Range: OR: widespread, also Middle East Malaysia
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.

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