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The grey-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) is a species of kingfisher that has a wide distribution from the Cape Verde Islands off the north-west coast of Africa to Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia and southern Arabia and south to South Africa.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Tanzania. The avifauna of Tanzania included a total of 1160 confirmed species as of October 2024. Of them, 29 are endemic, and four have been introduced by humans. One additional species is hypothetical as defined below; it and two proposed endemic species are not included in the counts.
African pygmy kingfisher, Ispidina picta; Gray-headed kingfisher, ... but tend to be colorful species with distinctive crests or other head ornaments, such as wattles ...
Black-capped kingfisher: India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia Halcyon leucocephala: Grey-headed kingfisher: Cape Verde Islands off the north-west coast of Africa to Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia and southern Arabia and south to South Africa. Halcyon albiventris: Brown-hooded kingfisher: Sub-Saharan Africa ...
The widespread pied kingfisher is quite gregarious and is often found in small noisy groups. Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae. Shining blue kingfisher, Alcedo quadribrachys; Malachite kingfisher, Corythornis cristatus; African pygmy kingfisher, Ispidina picta; Gray-headed kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala; Woodland kingfisher, Halcyon ...
The brown-hooded kingfisher is about 22 cm (8.7 in) long. [7] The head is brown, with blackish streaks. There is a broad buffy collar above the brownish-black mantle. The wing coverts are mostly brownish-black, and the secondary flight feathers are turquoise. The rump is azure-blue.
Of these, 13 species are globally threatened and two are introduced species. [1] ... Grey-headed kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala; Striped kingfisher, ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mozambique.The avifauna of Mozambique include a total of 788 species, of which 4 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.