Mangrove Kingfisher
Halcyon senegaloidesSmith, A, 1834
English (US) Mangrove Kingfisher
The Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides) 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: eastern and southeastern coastal Africa from southern Somalia through southeastern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Halcyon senegaloides
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mangrove Kingfisher
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1834
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon Senegaloides
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1834
- Type locality
- Country about Port Natal.
- Original description
- South African Quarterly Journal vol.2, no.2, pt.1 p.144
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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