Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,287
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It has a brown head and blackish and turquoise wings. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, scrubland, forest edges, and also suburban areas. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Brown-hooded kingfisher”.