African Dwarf Kingfisher

Ispidina lecontei Cassin, 1856

Alcedinidae — Kingfishers

African Dwarf Kingfisher, Ispidina lecontei, is a kingfisher of African rainforests in the family Alcedinidae. Its breeding range runs from Sierra Leone to Ghana, and from southern Nigeria through western South Sudan and Uganda to central Democratic Republic of the Congo, with central Angola also included. Cassin described it in 1856. It is the smallest kingfisher in the world. The species is placed in the order Coraciiformes.

Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
Breeding range
Africa: Sierra Leone to Ghana; s Nigeria to w South Sudan, Uganda and c DR Congo; c Angola
African Dwarf Kingfisher
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African Dwarf Kingfisher
African Dwarf Kingfisher

Tours where you can spot this bird

4 tours in Kenya

Kakamega Forest Luxury Birding Safari
Kakamega Forest Luxury Birding Safari
Kenya / Kakamega Custom tour 6 days

A Kakamega Forest birding tour focused on Kenya's remnant tropical rainforest and its forest birds....

From USD 3,400
Bird Watching at Impala Park and Dunga Boardwalk
Bird Watching at Impala Park and Dunga Boardwalk
Kenya / Kisumu Group tour 1 day

A Kisumu day trip combining Impala Park Sanctuary, Lake Victoria waterfront, Dunga Community Boardwalk and papyrus birding....

From USD 436
Kisumu and Lake Victoria Birding Day Trip
Kisumu and Lake Victoria Birding Day Trip
Kenya / Kisumu Group tour 1 day

A Lake Victoria birding day trip from Kisumu focused on papyrus, swamp, lakeshore, farmland and Impala Park birds....

From USD 436
Kenya Bird Watching Safari with Oluokos Signature
Kenya Bird Watching Safari with Oluokos Signature
Kenya / Nairobi Custom tour 14 days

A 14-day Kenya birdwatching safari linking Nairobi, Rift Valley lakes, Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya, Lake Victoria and the Maasai Mara....

From USD 14,229