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Common resident throughout eastern areas of Southern Africa
A very shy bird, couldn't get within 20 meters of this bird.
Two shots of the same bird, brown hood much clearer in second shot,
Call available in the attached Wikipedia article.
The Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon
Found this little bird while sitting in a hide and watching a Giraffe drink ...
A kingfisher that prefers upland wooded areas. It's back is a shocking bright ...
Kingfisher with bright red beak and brown head. Often seen in woodland away ...
Distinguished from other red-billed kingfishers by its brownish head streaked ...