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The Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica is native to West Africa (see range map). It is a large kingfisher, 25 cm in length, with a bright blue head and neck and orange upper bill. It is in the Halcyon genus of tree kingfishers which include the following:

Ruddy Kingfisher, Halcyon coromanda
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, Halcyon badia
White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
Grey-headed Kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala
Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata
Javan Kingfisher, Halcyon cyanoventris
Woodland Kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis
Mangrove Kingfisher, Halcyon senegaloides
Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Halcyon malimbica
Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher, Halcyon chelicuti

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

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range Blue-breasted Kingfisher