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birds · order Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae in the reserves

9 species of the Alcedinidae family are recorded around 381 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Brown-hooded Kingfisher, near 265 reserves.

Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris265 reservesPied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis184 reservesGiant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima96 reservesMalachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus77 reservesWoodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis61 reservesStriped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti28 reservesHalf-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata18 reservesAfrican Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta14 reservesGrey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala3 reserves

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).