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Southern and eastern [[Africa]]. | Southern and eastern [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ''Alcedo semitorquata'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''A. s. heuglini'' | ||
| + | :*[[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *''A. s. semitorquata'' | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mozambique]] and [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *''A. s. tephria'' | ||
| + | :*[[Angola]] to [[Tanzania]] and [[Mozambique]] | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Near water. | Near water. | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 19 April 2009
- Alcedo semitorquata
Identification
Distribution
Southern and eastern Africa.
Taxonomy
Alcedo semitorquata has three subspecies:[1]
- A. s. heuglini
- A. s. semitorquata
- Southern Mozambique and South Africa
- A. s. tephria
- Angola to Tanzania and Mozambique
Habitat
Near water.
Behaviour
Diet is exclusively fish.
