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;[[:Category:Alcedo|Alcedo]] semitorquata | ;[[:Category:Alcedo|Alcedo]] semitorquata | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 18 cm (7 in), 35-40 g.<br /> | ||
| + | Bill black, back and rump brilliant blue. The throat and chin are white, and there is a whitish mark on the side of the neck; the breast and belly are orange. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Similar to the [[Shining-blue Kingfisher]], but the breast and upper parts are paler, and the latter has a rufous [[Topography#Heads|loral]] spot. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Southern and eastern [[Africa]] | + | Southern and eastern [[Africa]]:<br /> |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[eSwatini]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
''Alcedo semitorquata'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Alcedo semitorquata'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''A. s. heuglini'' | *''A. s. heuglini'' | ||
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*''A. s. tephria'' | *''A. s. tephria'' | ||
:*[[Angola]] to [[Tanzania]] and [[Mozambique]] | :*[[Angola]] to [[Tanzania]] and [[Mozambique]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Near water. | + | Near water; usually narrow streams and rivers fringed by dense vegetation. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Diet is | + | Solitary or in pairs; generally inconspicuous. Flight is fast and direct. |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Diet is mainly fish; also eats crabs and insects. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Alcedo | + | {{GSearch|"Alcedo semitorquata" {{!}} "Half-collared Kingfisher"}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 29 June 2023
- Alcedo semitorquata
Identification
Length 18 cm (7 in), 35-40 g.
Bill black, back and rump brilliant blue. The throat and chin are white, and there is a whitish mark on the side of the neck; the breast and belly are orange.
Similar Species
Similar to the Shining-blue Kingfisher, but the breast and upper parts are paler, and the latter has a rufous loral spot.
Distribution
Southern and eastern Africa:
Western Africa: Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: [[Namibia], Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eSwatini
Taxonomy
Subspecies
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; usually narrow streams and rivers fringed by dense vegetation.
Behaviour
Solitary or in pairs; generally inconspicuous. Flight is fast and direct.
Diet
Diet is mainly fish; also eats crabs and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Half-collared Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Half-collared_Kingfisher
External Links
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