Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides)

Other Names (World)
Mangrove Kingfisher, African Mangrove Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Smith, 1834

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania [United Republic of].

South-central Somalia (middle to lower Shabeelle Valley) southern along coast, including offshore islands, to eastern South Africa (R Great Kei); generally within 20 km of coast, but 150 km inland on R Juba (Somalia), and on R Zambezi to Sena (Mozambique); inland records from Kruger National Park and elsewhere in South Africa not accepted.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides) [XC755900]
by isaac kilusu from Fish Eagle point, Mkinga, Tanga, Tanzania (song)

Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides) [XC520470]
by Lien Rag from Cheringoma, Sofala, Mozambique (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis). Northern populations sometimes considered to form a distinct subspecies, ranivorus, but differences seem insufficient to warrant subspecific separation.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

ranivorus Meinertzhagen, 1924 - Coastal Somalia to Tanzania, Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia islands.
senegaloides Smith, 1834 - Eastern, south-eastern coasts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides) - 10 files

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