Grey-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala - Martin-chasseur à tête grise
Systematics
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Order:
Coraciiformes
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Family:
Alcédinidés
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Genus:
Halcyon
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Species:
leucocephala
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 22 cm
- Wingspan: 32 à 34 cm.
- Weight:
Geographic range
Identification
Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.
Subspecific information 5 subspecies
- Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala (Senegal and Gambia to nw Somalia, n Tanzania and n DRCongo)
- Halcyon leucocephala acteon (Cape Verde Is.)
- Halcyon leucocephala semicaerulea (s Arabian Pen.)
- Halcyon leucocephala hyacinthina (se Somalia to Tanzania)
- Halcyon leucocephala pallidiventris (s DRCongo to nw Tanzania and south to n South Africa)
Foreign names
- Martin-chasseur à tête grise,
- Alción cabeciblanco,
- martim-caçador-de-barrete-cinzento,
- Graukopfliest,
- szürkefejű halkapó,
- Grijskopijsvogel,
- Martin pescatore testagrigia,
- gråhuvad kungsfiskare,
- Gråhodeisfugl,
- rybárikovec bledohlavý,
- ledňáček šedohlavý,
- Gråhovedet Isfugl,
- harmaapääkalastaja,
- Gryskopvisvanger,
- alció capgrís,
- Gráþyrill,
- łowiec szarogłowy,
- pelēkgalvas dzenītis,
- sivoglavi gozdomec,
- Сероголовая альциона,
- ハイガシラショウビン,
- 灰头翡翠,
- 灰頭翡翠,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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