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Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halycon leucocephala

Photo by Mel11
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

pale grey head, black upper back and chestnut belly, a red bill, and bright blue lower back. Sexes are similar.

Habitat:

On a thorn bush in savannah.

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Comments (2)
Neil Ross
Kingfishers are so awesome! Excellent spotting, Mel.

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Wildlife of Southern Africa
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PublishedJune 13, 2021

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