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Kingfisher, Brown – hooded

Roberts No: 435

Medium sized with red bill and legs, azure rump, dark turquoise tail and wings. Male mantle and shoulders black, female dark brown. Dark brown streaky head top. An insect eater. Spends much time sitting quietly on branches looking for prey.

Family Name:
Halcyon albiventris
Common Name:
Kingfisher, Brown – hooded
Size:
19 to 20
Status:
Resident
Food:
locusts, grasshoppers, crickets, mantises, beetles, caterpillars, scorpions, frogs, lizards, snakes.