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African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta (Boddaert, 1783) — also called African Pygmy-kingfisher, African Pygmy-Kingfisher, Pygmy Kingfisher. Occurrence records of the African Pygmy Kingfisher are shared on GBIF from around 14 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Palmiet Nature Reserve (24 records), in 4 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlcedinidae
14reserves with records
98records around them
4provinces
LCIUCN category
African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal24
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo23
Umlalazi Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal18
Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal8
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenLP Limpopo4
Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga4
CrocworldNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal3
Masebe Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo2
Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserveLP Limpopo2
Mariannwood Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Waters Meeting Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape2
EWT Medike ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo2
56 Highlands WildernessNature reserveLP Limpopo2
Lejwe La Metsi Private ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo2

By province

Limpopo
7 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
5 reserves
Eastern Cape
1 reserve
Mpumalanga
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Ispidina picta
GBIF taxon
2475821
Wikidata
Q244227

More of the Alcedinidae family

Brown-hooded KingfisherPied KingfisherGiant KingfisherMalachite KingfisherWoodland KingfisherStriped KingfisherHalf-collared KingfisherGrey-headed Kingfisher

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.