- Halcyon badia
Identification
Length 20 cm; a medium-sized kingfisher. Chestnut head, mantle and wing coverts; lower back, tail and wing panel azure, tip of tail chestnut. Underparts white.
Distribution
Tropical Africa: Sierra Leone to western Uganda, DRC and northern Angola; Bioko.
Taxonomy
Halcyon badia has two subspecies:[1]
- H. b. badia
- Sierra Leone to western Uganda, DRC and northern Angola
- H. b. lopezi
Habitat
Forest, including gallery forest.
Behaviour
Common, but heard more often than seen.
Vocalisation
A high-pitched note, followed by 10-15 decending whistles (lasting 5-6 seconds); pee, tee tee tee..
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chocolate-backed Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chocolate-backed_Kingfisher