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Gray-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)

Gray-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)
Gray-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)

About Gray-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
  • Family: Kingfishers

The grey-headed kingfisher is a species of bird in the kingfisher family, Alcedinidae. It is found across large parts of Africa and southern Arabia, from Mauritania through Senegal and the Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia, and south all the way through to South Africa. It is also found in islands off the African coast such as the Cape Verde islands and Zanzibar.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Visits

  • 2001-06-03

    Victoria Falls, Zambia
  • 2011-01-04

    Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia
  • 2011-01-07

    Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-07
  • 2013-10-25

    Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-25
  • 2017-01-10

    Kibale National Park, Uganda
  • 2017-01-14

    Entebbe, Uganda
  • 2025-02-02

    Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania
  • 2025-02-03

    Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania