African
Pygmy-Kingfisher Home Bird Orders
Alternate name
Ispidina picta Scientific name
Coraciiformes Order
Alcedinidae Family
12-13cm Length
Coastal scrub,
mangroves, woodland clearings, in:- Angola ,
Benin , Botswana , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Central African
Republic , Chad ,
Cote d'Ivoire , Congo , Democratic Rep. of
Congo , Djibouti , Eritrea , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , Gabon , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Kenya , Liberia , Malawi , Mali , Mauritania , Mozambique , Namibia , Niger , Nigeria , Rwanda , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Swaziland , Tanzania , Togo , Uganda , Zambia , Zanzibar & Zimbabwe .Habitat-Altitude-Range
Clutch
Small snakes, lizards,
insects, frogs, crustacea and spiders Food
Habits
1085 -
TSN:
692713 World Number
Least
Concern
Status
October 15,
2006 by *Sabine* © all rights reserved
Video by edpipeline
Slideshow courtesy The Friends Of Worldbirds © all rights reserved
Also known as Ak.
Afrikaans: DwergvisvangerCzech: Lednácek trpaslicí, ledňáček trpasličíDanish: Afrikansk DværgisfuglGerman: Natal Zwergfischer, NatalzwergfischerEnglish: African Pygmy Kingfisher, African Pygmy-Kingfisher,
Miniature Kingfisher, Pygmy KingfisherSpanish: Martín Pescador Pigmeo Africano, Martín Pigmeo AfricanoEstonian: savanni-jäälindFinnish: AfrikanpikkukalastajaFrench: Martin-chasseur pygmée, Martin-pêcheur pygméeItalian: Martin pescatore pigmeo africanoJapanese: himeshoubinJapanese: ヒメショウビンLatin: Ceyx picta, Ceyx pictus, Corythornis picta, Ispidina pictaDutch: Afrikaanse DwergijsvogelNorwegian: Pygmeisfugl, PygméisfuglPolish: zimorodek malutkiPortuguese: Pica-peixe-pigmeuRussian: африканский крошечный зимородок, Карликовый зимородок,
Филиппинский лесной зимородокSlovak: rybárik malý Swedish: Afrikansk pygmékungsfiskareSwahili: KisharifuTsonga: TshololwanaChinese: 粉颊小翠鸟Zulu: iNhlunuyamanzi
