Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis - Martin-chasseur du Sénégal

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Halcyon
Species
:
senegalensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 23 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 41 à 64 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis (Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and n Tanzania)
Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus (Sierra Leone to s Nigeria and south to DRCongo and n Angola)
Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca (s Angola and w Tanzania to South Africa)

Foreign names

Martin-chasseur du Sénégal,
Alción senegalés,
martim-caçador-dos-bosques,
Senegalliest,
türkiz halkapó,
Senegalijsvogel,
Martin pescatore boschereccio,
savannkungsfiskare,
Lundisfugl,
rybárikovec belasý,
ledňáček senegalský,
Skovisfugl,
afrikanmetsäkalastaja,
Bosveldvisvanger,
alció del Senegal,
łowiec jasny,
sinji gozdomec,
Сенегальская альциона,
セネガルショウビン,
非洲林翡翠,
林翡翠,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas