Scientific name: Halcyon albiventris
The head is coloured brown while the bill is coloured red. The Halcyon albiventris has a white coloured throat, orange legs and a black coloured back. The eyes are brown. The male has physical features that are slightly different from the female bird. Head is brown, eyes are brown, bill is red, legs are orange, throat is white and back is black.
Occurs from the Congo and Kenya south to southern Africa, where it is common in the Caprivi Strip (Namibia), northern and eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa, due its adaptability and broad diet. Unlike many other kingfishers it does not fish often, so it can often be found far from water. It generally prefers dense woodland, riverine woodland, thickets, edges of evergreen forest, plantations, wooded grassland, large gardens and parks.
It has a varied diet which includes insects, mammals, birds, reptiles and rarely fish. It hunts by sitting on a perch, searching for prey. Once prey is located, it rapidly flies down to grab it with its bill, before flying back to its perch.
