Staying with kingfishers, this is the Woodland Kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis, a medium-sized bird found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. It grows to around 23cm (9.1 inches) in length and has a large bill which is red (upper mandible) and black (lower mandible). Adults have a blue back, wing panel and tail and the head, neck and underparts are greyish-white.
![Woodland Kingfisher](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.nerjarob.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Woodland-Kingfisher-1008.webp?media=1725524580)
These kingfishers, contrary to what one might normally expect, often live far from any water and nest in trees in holes previously made by woodpeckers or barbets.
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