Woodland kingfisher
| Woodland kingfisher | |
|---|---|
| Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca and its call in South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 | |
The woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) is a tree kingfisher that is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara.