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Woodland Kingfisher
Bosveldvisvanger · Halcyon senegalensis
A vivid summer migrant with a sky-blue back, pale grey head and a bill that is red above and black below. Unlike fishing kingfishers it hunts insects, lizards and frogs from a perch in the trees. Its loud, far-carrying trill is the soundtrack of Kruger's summer, but it leaves for the tropics before winter.
Log your Woodland Kingfisher sighting — free →How to identify it
A bright blue-backed kingfisher with a two-tone bill (red upper, black lower) and black wing patches, found in trees away from water.
Listen for its call
A loud, far-carrying 'trrp-trrrrrrr' trill, a classic sound of summer bushveld.
Where to see it in Kruger
Calls from woodland trees across the park in summer, often far from any water.
Did you know
Its loud, trilling call rings through the bush all summer and is one of the classic sounds of Kruger.
Often confused with
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