White-bellied Kingfisher © fineartamerica.com

Closely related to Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) and Madagascar Kingfisher (Corythornis vintsioides), and sometimes placed with them in a separate genus Corythornis. Also closely related to Principe Kingfisher (Corythornis nais) and Sao Tome Kingfisher (Corythornis thomensis), either or both of which have often been treated as conspecific with this species. Population from southern Nigeria to northern Angola formerly separated as subspecies batesi, but appears indistinguishable from nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

• bowdleri (Neumann, 1908)   -  Southern Mauritania (Guidimaka), south-western Mali (Mandingo Mts), and Guinea to southern Ghana.
• leucogaster (Fraser, 1843)   -  South-western Nigeria to southern Cameroon, Bioko I (Fernando Póo), Gabon and north-western Angola.
• leopoldi (Dubois, AJC, 1905)   -  Congo Basin in southern Central African Republic and from Zaire east to southern Uganda (Sango Bay, Mabira Forest).

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