Braunkopfliest

Braunkopfliest
Braunkopfliest ( Halcyon albiventris )
Systematics
Class : Birds (aves) Order : Rockers (Coraciiformes) Family : Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Subfamily : Lieste (Halcyoninae) Genre : Halcyon Type : Braunkopfliest
Scientific name
Halcyon albiventris
( Scopoli , 1786)

The Braunkopfliest ( Halcyon albiventris ) is a bird of the kingfishers family (Alcedinidae).

features

The Braunkopfliest is a medium-sized representative of the genus Halcyon . It has a strong red beak, red legs and a striped brown forelock. The wing tops are dark brown to black as well as cobalt blue. The tail and back feathers are azure blue.

Occurrence

The Braunkopfliest is common in Africa south of the equator with 4 subspecies. There it can be found in forest areas, in bushland as well as in agricultural regions.

food

The diet consists mainly of insects, but can also include snakes, scorpions, lizards, other young birds, rodents and fish.

literature

• C. Hilary Fry , Kathie Fry: Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, & Rollers. Princeton, New Jersey 1992, 1999, ISBN 0-691-04879-7 .

Web links

Commons : Braunkopfliest ( Halcyon albiventris )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Halcyon albiventris onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .

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  Male bird in the tree

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  Young bird