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African Pygmy Kingfisher
Dwergvisvanger · Ispidina picta
A jewel-bright summer migrant, even smaller than a Malachite Kingfisher, with a blue back, orange underparts, a red bill and lovely lilac wash on the cheeks. Despite being a kingfisher it hunts in the bush, snapping up insects and small lizards. It arrives with the rains and heads north again before winter.
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A tiny orange-and-blue kingfisher like a Malachite but with violet cheeks and no crest, found in woodland away from water.
Listen for its call
A soft, high 'tsip-tsip' in flight; easily missed for such a tiny jewel.
Where to see it in Kruger
A summer visitor to woodland and thickets across the park, usually away from water.
Did you know
It is one of the smallest birds in Kruger, and it catches insects in the bush rather than fishing.
Often confused with
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