Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: Striped Kingfisher

Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti

Described by: Stanley (1814)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Chelicutia chelicuti

Photographs

South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kenya - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Yundum, The Gambia - Nov 24, 2004 © Ian Esland  Kenya - Jun, 2005 © Mike Bayman  Kenya - Jun, 2005 © Mike Bayman 
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Range

Unforested Africa s. of the Sahara;
(1) S. Niger, s. Chad to e. Sudan.
(2) Sw. Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso to Ethiopia, Eritrea and s. Somalia s. to Zambia, s. Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, n. and e. South Africa (Transvaal).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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