Half-collared Kingfisher
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| Half-collared Kingfisher | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Alcedo |
| Species: | A. semitorquata |
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| Alcedo semitorquata Swainson, 1823 |
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The Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata is a species of kingfisher that feeds almost exclusively on fish and can be found near water at all times. It can be found on shores and around larger bodies of water in southern and eastern Africa.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Alcedo semitorquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/142113/0. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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