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Brown-Hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Photo by Jared Hersch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the Halcyonidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat:

Common resident in woodlands, coastal forest, parks and gardens.

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