Gray head reads
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Gray head ( Halcyon leucocephala ) |
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| ( Statius Müller , 1776) |
The gray head ( Halcyon leucocephala ) is a common kingfisher on the African continent ; five subspecies are known: Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala , H. l. hyacinthina , H. l. pallidiventris , H. l. acteon , H. l. semicaerulea .
features
The gray head is a smaller representative of the genus Halcyon and reaches a size of 22 cm. The bird has a red beak, a gray head, a reddish breast and black and blue colored upper wings.
Occurrence
The distribution area of the gray head tiger is in Africa south of the Sahara. It ranges from the Cape Verde Islands in the west and the Arabian Peninsula in the east to southern Africa. Its diet consists mainly of insects (including grasshoppers), smaller reptiles and amphibians.
literature
- C. Hilary Fry , Kathie Fry: Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, & Rollers. Princeton, New Jersey 1992, 1999, ISBN 0-691-04879-7 .
Web links
Commons : Graukopfiest - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Halcyon leucocephala in the Internet Bird Collection
- Halcyon leucocephala inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.