Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)

The Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara.

Three subspecies are recognised and represented in the below gallery - data available on request.

  • H. s. fuscopileus Reichenow, 1906 – Sierra Leone to south Nigeria and south to DR Congo and north Angola

  • H. s. senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia and north Tanzania

  • H. s. cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1818) – south Angola and west Tanzania to South Africa