Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides)
About the Mangrove Kingfisher
The mangrove kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides) is a kingfisher in the genus Halcyon. It is similar in appearance to the woodland kingfisher. It is found along the eastern coastline of Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, along rivers, and in estuaries and mangrove. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern. This species was described by Andrew Smith in 1834, using a specimen collected around Port Natal (now Durban). It is a close relative of the woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis). The mangrove kingfisher is a monotypic species. Northern populations are sometimes separated as subspecies ranivorus, but the differences do not appear to be large enough.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania · xeno-canto lists 17 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
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- Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaprofile
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- Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badiaprofile
- Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaprofile
- Javan KingfisherHalcyon cyanoventrisprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.