African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta - Martin-pêcheur pygmée

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Ispidina
Species
:
picta

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 9 à 16 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Ispidina picta picta (Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and south to Uganda)
Ispidina picta ferrugina (Guinea-Bissau to w Uganda and south to Angola, Zambia and n Tanzania)
Ispidina picta natalensis (S Angola to c Tanzania south to n and e South Africa)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur pygmée,
Martín pigmeo africano,
martim-africano,
Natalzwergfischer,
natali törpejégmadár,
Afrikaanse Dwergijsvogel,
Martin pescatore pigmeo africano,
pygmékungsfiskare,
Pygméisfugl,
rybárik malý,
ledňáček trpasličí,
Afrikansk Dværgisfugl,
afrikanpikkukalastaja,
Dwergvisvanger,
blauet pigmeu africà,
zimorodek malutki,
travniški vodomček,
Крошечный лесной зимородок,
ヒメショウビン,
粉颊小翠鸟,
pygmékungsfiskare,
非洲紅頭三趾翠鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens