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Grey-headed Kingfisher

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Halcyon leucocephala
Photo by John DempseyEast Tsavo reserve, Kenya
Photo by John Dempsey
East Tsavo reserve, Kenya
Immature Grey-headed KingfisherPhoto by MybsKruger National Park, South Africa
Immature Grey-headed Kingfisher
Photo by Mybs
Kruger National Park, South Africa

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[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Sub-Saharan Africa and Arabian Peninsula.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Non-aquatic; woodland and savanna.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds mainly on insects taken on or near the ground; also eats fish, frogs, reptiles, small mammals and birds (including Bronze Mannikin, Red-throated Wryneck and chicks of Red-billed Quelea, White-eared Barbet and Black-collared Barbet).

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