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Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786) — also called Brown-headed Kingfisher, BHKI. Occurrence records of the Brown-hooded Kingfisher are shared on GBIF from around 265 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (3 890 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlcedinidae
265reserves with records
49 642records around them
8provinces
LCIUCN category
Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkeats/ · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo3 890
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal3 609
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 874
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 787
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West1 782
Garden Route National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape1 769
Springside Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 726
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 561
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 379
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 275
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 257
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng1 190
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo992
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng905
Addo Elephant National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape834
Burman BushProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal813
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal811
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape783
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal625
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected areaGP Gauteng621
The WaterberryNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal619
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape557
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected areaWC Western Cape535
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape516
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng505
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal491
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga482
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo445
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal433
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal426
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal392
SabieparkNature reserveMP Mpumalanga368
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenGP Gauteng366
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal361
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal351
Nyati ConcessionProtected areaEC Eastern Cape302
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West280
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal272
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal272
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuaryNW North West268
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryNW North West268
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West262
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape261
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga258
Wilderness National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape256
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal254
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo243
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal242
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West234
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga229
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal224
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal217
Umhlanga LagoonProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal217
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo213
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal202
Oribi GorgeProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal189
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal185
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryEC Eastern Cape179
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuaryEC Eastern Cape179
Mapungubwe National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo173

and 205 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
75 reserves
Limpopo
52 reserves
Eastern Cape
47 reserves
Mpumalanga
28 reserves
Western Cape
25 reserves
Gauteng
20 reserves
North West
16 reserves
Free State
2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Halcyon albiventris
GBIF taxon
5228322
Wikidata
Q790658

More of the Alcedinidae family

Pied KingfisherGiant KingfisherMalachite KingfisherWoodland KingfisherStriped KingfisherHalf-collared KingfisherAfrican Pygmy 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.