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The Blue-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica), is a species of tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical west Africa. This kingfisher is essentially resident, but retreats from drier savanna areas to wetter habitats in the dry season. This is a large kingfisher, 25 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue head, back, wing panel and tail. Its underparts are white, but it has a blue breast band. The shoulders are black. The flight of the blue-breasted kingfisher is rapid and direct. The large bill has a red upper mandible and black lower mandible. The legs are bright red.

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rdfs:label	Blue-breasted Kingfisher
rdfs:comment	The Blue-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica), is a species of tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical west Africa. This kingfisher is essentially resident, but retreats from drier savanna areas to wetter habitats in the dry season. This is a large kingfisher, 25 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue head, back, wing panel and tail. Its underparts are white, but it has a blue breast band. The shoulders are black. The flight of the blue-breasted kingfisher is rapid and direct. The large bill has a red upper mandible and black lower mandible. The legs are bright red.
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dcterms:subject	Least Concern Species Alcedinidae Animalia Chordata Coraciiformes Halcyoninae Aves Alcedines Birds of Ethiopia Halcyon Birds of São Tomé and Príncipe Birds of Senegal Birds of Zambia Birds of Uganda Birds of Guinea Birds of Sierra Leone Birds of Nigeria Birds of Cameroon Birds of Tanzania Birds of Angola Birds of Chad Birds of South Sudan Birds of Mali Animals Described in 1811
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Status	Least Concern
Name	Blue-breasted Kingfisher
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Species	Halcyon malimbica
Genus	Halcyon
Class	Aves
Family	Alcedinidae Halcyoninae
Order	Coraciiformes
Phylum	Chordata
Location	west Africa
abstract	The Blue-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica), is a species of tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical west Africa. This kingfisher is essentially resident, but retreats from drier savanna areas to wetter habitats in the dry season. This is a large kingfisher, 25 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue head, back, wing panel and tail. Its underparts are white, but it has a blue breast band. The shoulders are black. The flight of the blue-breasted kingfisher is rapid and direct. The large bill has a red upper mandible and black lower mandible. The legs are bright red. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller than adults. The call of this noisy kingfisher is a whistled pu-pu-pu-pu-ku-ku-ku-ku. The blue-breasted kingfisher is a species of a variety of well-wooded habitats. It perches quietly in deep shade whilst seeking food. It is territorial but wary. This species mainly hunts large insects, arthropods, fish and frogs, but will also eat the fruit of the Oil Palm. It has a striking display in which the wings are spread to show the white linings. The nest is a hole in a tree termite nest. A single clutch of two round white eggs is typical.

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