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Woodland kingfisher
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The woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara.
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Woodland kingfisher | |
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Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca and its call in South Africa | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Halcyon |
Species: | H. senegalensis |
Binomial name | |
Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
Synonyms | |
Alcedo senegalensis Linnaeus, 1766 |
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