Half-collared kingfisher
| Half-collared kingfisher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Alcedo |
| Species: | A. semitorquata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcedo semitorquata Swainson, 1823 | |
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The half-collared kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) is a species of kingfisher that feeds almost exclusively on fish and can be found near water at all times. It can be found on shores and around larger bodies of water in southern and eastern Africa.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Alcedo semitorquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Half-collared kingfisher - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Animal Diversity Web's Taxon Tree
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