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bird · Coraciiformes · Alcedinidae

Half-collared Kingfisher

Alcedo semitorquata Swainson, 1823 — also called HCKI. Occurrence records of the Half-collared Kingfisher are shared on GBIF from around 18 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Wilderness National Park (185 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlcedinidae
18reserves with records
493records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)
Photo: David Siu from Memphis, TN · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Wilderness National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape185
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuaryWC Western Cape62
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserveWC Western Cape52
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape48
Dassie TrailNature reserveEC Eastern Cape47
Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal38
Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga26
Kwelera Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape11
Amathole Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaEC Eastern Cape4
ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserveEC Eastern Cape3
Plumari Private ReservePrivate game reserveGP Gauteng3
Mac-Mac Forest Nature ReserveForest reserveMP Mpumalanga2
Waters Meeting Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape2
Hluleka Nature ReserveProtected areaEC Eastern Cape2
Hluleka Marine Protected AreaMarine protected areaEC Eastern Cape2
Coastal Forest ReserveForest reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Ubizane Wildlife ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserveNW North West2

By province

Eastern Cape
8 reserves
Western Cape
3 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
3 reserves
Mpumalanga
2 reserves
Gauteng
1 reserve
North West
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Alcedo semitorquata
GBIF taxon
2475520
Wikidata
Q1058311

More of the Alcedinidae family

Brown-hooded KingfisherPied KingfisherGiant KingfisherMalachite KingfisherWoodland KingfisherStriped 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.