Waterbirds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.064 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
The brown-hooded kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It has a brown head and blackish and turquoise wings. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, scrubland, forest edges, and also suburban areas. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.
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Top parks for Brown-hooded Kingfisher. Sightings recorded in 200 safari areas total.
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