Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Namibia.
- Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
- Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
- African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Namibia
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