Least ConcernRareFishWetlandCavity nestSmall · 35 g
About the Shining-blue Kingfisher
The shining-blue kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in tropical Africa.
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What the Shining-blue Kingfisher sounds like
Recording: Ben Phalan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto
Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Uganda
Ghana
Gabon
Cameroon
Congo - Brazzaville
Côte d’Ivoire
Zambia
Senegal
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic
Guinea-Bissau
Congo - Kinshasa
Guinea
Benin
Liberia
Angola
Togo
Recorded as a rare visitor in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Tanzania.
When to see it
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Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Javan Blue-banded KingfisherAlcedo euryzonaThe Javan blue-banded kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae.
Cerulean KingfisherAlcedo coerulescensThe cerulean kingfisher is a small kingfisher with a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).
Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesBlyth's kingfisher is between 22 and 23 cm (8+5⁄8 and 9 in) in length, making it the largest of the Alcedo kingfishers.
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