Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Kingfishers

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

LCLeast Concern
Family
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Order
Coraciiformes

Overview

The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It has a brown head and blackish and turquoise wings. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, scrubland, forest edges, and also suburban areas. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.