Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquataSwainson, WJ, 1823
English (US) Half-collared Kingfisher
The Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
Range: Ethiopia, Angola to Tanzania, southern to Mozambique and southern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Alcedo semitorquata
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Half-collared Kingfisher
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1823
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1823
- Type locality
- Great Fish River, South Africa.
- Original description
- Zoological Illustrations ser.1, vol.3, no.30 pl.151,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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