Species profile

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Halcyon badia

Quick answer

Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are Sierra Leone to Ghana, s Nigeria to w South Sudan, Uganda and c DR Congo.

Scientific name
Halcyon badia
Family
Alcedinidae
Order
Coraciiformes
Genus
Halcyon
Conservation status
Least Concern

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