Half-collared Kingfisher

Alcedo semitorquata Swainson, 1823

Half-collared Kingfisher, Alcedo semitorquata, is a kingfisher of Africa, breeding from Ethiopia and Angola to Tanzania, southern Mozambique and southern South Africa. It was described by Swainson in 1823. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae and the order Coraciiformes. It is found in southern and eastern Africa, and uses streams, rivers and larger waters with thick vegetation along the banks. Its name refers to the half-collared marking, and it is one of eight species in Alcedo.

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae — Kingfishers

Breeding range

Africa: Ethiopia, Angola to Tanzania, s to Mozambique and s South Africa