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Common Name

Striped Kingfisher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Kingfisher

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae

Genus

Halcyon

Species

chelicuti

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Angola, Botswana

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Woodlands, thorn scrub, dry bush and open savanna

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa except very dense forests and intensively farmed land

Food

Hunts from a perch primarily for grasshoppers and other large insects plus some small lizards, snakes and rodents

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