Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
- Scientific name
- Halcyon badia
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest deciduous
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Short
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Why it matters
The Chocolate-backed Kingfisher is a forest-dwelling species native to the tropical rainforests of West and Central Africa. Distinguished by its rounded wings and short tail, this elusive bird is primarily known to researchers and enthusiasts for its preference for dense, undisturbed habitats, making sightings a rare and rewarding experience for those who track its presence in the wild.
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