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Common Name

Half Collared Kingfisher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Kingfisher

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae

Genus

Alcedo

Species

semitorquata

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Half Collared 1 Zimbabwe, Half Collared 2 Zimbabwe, Half Collared 3 Zimbabwe, Half Collared 4 Zimbabwe

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Streams, rivers and larger bodies of water

Distribution and Range

Southern and eastern Africa

Food

Dives from a perch into the water to seize fish with its bill

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Field Notes:

The dark blue patches on either side of the neck form a half collar. The legs and feet are red. The sexes are very similar but the bill of the male is entirely black while the female has some red at the base of the lower mandible

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