Mangrove Kingfisher

Halcyon senegaloides Smith, A, 1834

Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides breeds along the eastern and south-eastern coasts of Africa. It is a kingfisher in the family Alcedinidae, first described by Smith in 1834. It is closely linked to coastal habitats, especially mangroves and estuaries, and for breeding it moves to woodland and wooded rivers. Its range follows the east African seaboard from Somalia south to South Africa, with one record from eastern Zambia. It is also known from the Zanzibar Archipelago. Northern birds are sometimes treated separately, although the differences are not considered sufficient.

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae — Kingfishers

Breeding range

Africa: e, se coasts