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- Corythornis leucogaster
Alcedo leucogaster
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
Three subspecies recognized:
- C. l. leucogaster from Nigeria over Cameroon, Gabon to northwest Angola
- C. l. bowdleri from Guinea to Mali and Ghana
- C. l. leopoldi from eastern Congo to Uganda and south to Zambia
A population on Principe was formerly regarded as subspecies of this species (C. l. nais) but is now assigned to Malachite Kingfisher.