Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris

The Brown-hooded Kingfisher is native to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to small fish, it eats small reptiles, scorpions, and even small mammals and small birds.

It is found in a range of habitats including urban gardens. The male plumage is brighter and more blue while the female has browner upperparts and streakier underparts. Juvenile plumage is duller.