m |
(Clearer image. Imp sizes. Some extra info. References updated) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image:Chocolate- | + | [[Image:13A5113 Chocolate Backed Kingfisher Royal Mile Budongo Uganda 15th October 2018-5113.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''badia''<br />Photo by {{user|Michael+Hooper|Michael Hooper}} <br />Royal Mile, Budongo, [[Uganda]], October 2018]] |
;[[:Category:Halcyon|Halcyon]] badia | ;[[:Category:Halcyon|Halcyon]] badia | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 21 cm (8¼ in); a medium-sized kingfisher. | |
| + | *Chestnut head, mantle and wing coverts | ||
| + | *Azure lower back, tail and wing panel | ||
| + | *Chestnut tip of tail | ||
| + | White underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Tropical [[Africa]]: [[Sierra Leone]] to western [[Uganda]], [[DRC]] and northern [[Angola]]; [[Bioko]]. | Tropical [[Africa]]: [[Sierra Leone]] to western [[Uganda]], [[DRC]] and northern [[Angola]]; [[Bioko]]. | ||
| Line 13: | Line 17: | ||
:*[[Bioko]] | :*[[Bioko]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Primary and secondary forests, as well as gallery forest up to 1500 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Common, but heard more often than seen. | Common, but heard more often than seen. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of insects particularly grasshoppers and beetles. As well as crickets, cicadas and mantids. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
A high-pitched note, followed by 10-15 decending whistles (lasting 5-6 seconds); ''pee, tee tee tee..'' | A high-pitched note, followed by 10-15 decending whistles (lasting 5-6 seconds); ''pee, tee tee tee..'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Halcyon+badia}} | {{GSearch|Halcyon+badia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Halcyon]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Halcyon]] | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 26 November 2018
- Halcyon badia
Identification
21 cm (8¼ in); a medium-sized kingfisher.
- Chestnut head, mantle and wing coverts
- Azure lower back, tail and wing panel
- Chestnut tip of tail
White underparts
Distribution
Tropical Africa: Sierra Leone to western Uganda, DRC and northern Angola; Bioko.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Halcyon badia has two subspecies:[1]
- H. b. badia
- Sierra Leone to western Uganda, DRC and northern Angola
- H. b. lopezi
Habitat
Primary and secondary forests, as well as gallery forest up to 1500 m.
Behaviour
Common, but heard more often than seen.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects particularly grasshoppers and beetles. As well as crickets, cicadas and mantids.
Vocalisation
A high-pitched note, followed by 10-15 decending whistles (lasting 5-6 seconds); pee, tee tee tee..
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chocolate-backed Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chocolate-backed_Kingfisher
