Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Woodland Kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis, breeds widely across Africa south of the Sahara and belongs to the kingfisher family. It is a tree kingfisher of wooded country, and it is also found around human habitation. The species is mainly tied to drier woodland rather than water, and it can be far from it. It is a common bird in a range of habitats with trees, especially where acacias grow. Northern and southern populations move towards the equatorial zone in the dry season, while birds near the equator are resident.

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae — Kingfishers

Breeding range

Africa: widespread