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Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Photo by pamsai
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Description:

The grey-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) is a dry-country kingfisher of scrub and woodland, solitary or in pairs, often found near water, but unlike most kingfishers is not aquatic. It was sitting motionless on a branch for a considerable time, looking for lizards or insects.

Habitat:

open savanna of QENP

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