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Grey-headed Kingfisher
Gryskopvisvanger · Halcyon leucocephala
A handsome summer kingfisher with a pale grey head and breast, a chestnut belly and a vivid red bill. At rest it looks fairly plain, but in flight it flashes brilliant blue wings and rump. It hunts insects and small reptiles from low perches in dry bush, arriving for the warm months and leaving by winter.
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A pale grey head and chest with a chestnut belly, bright red bill and electric-blue wings; a summer visitor unlike the resident Brown-hooded.
Listen for its call
A sharp, accelerating 'chee-chee-cheree' often given from a perch.
Where to see it in Kruger
Visits dry woodland and riverine bush in summer, hunting insects from a low perch.
Did you know
When it flies its dull-looking wings suddenly flash brilliant blue, like opening a hidden door.
Often confused with
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