Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
Described by: Scopoli (1786)
Alternate common name(s): Brown-headed Kingfisher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
Wc. Africa. E. to s. Africa;
Two populations;
(1) Coastal lowlands from s. Somalia, e. Kenya, e. Tanzania and Mozambique and inland to Malawi, s. Zambia, Zimbabwe and n. Botswana.
(2) South Africa (Natal to sw. Cape Province). Migrates to s. Zimbabwe, ne. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana.
(3) E. Botswana, to s. Mozambique and South Africa (Orange Free State and Natal).
(4) E. Gabon, s. Congo, w. Angola, n. Zambia to se. Kenya and wc. Tanzania.
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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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