Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusHalcyon (Typical Woodland Kingfishers)
- SpeciesHalcyon leucocephala (Gray-headed Kingfisher)
The grey-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) is a species of bird in the kingfisher family, Alcedinidae. It is found across large parts of Africa and southern Arabia, from Mauritania through Senegal and the Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia, and south all the way through to South Africa. It is also found in islands off the African coast such as the Cape Verde islands and Zanzibar. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Mangrove Kingfisher
Halcyon senegaloides
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gray-headed Kingfisher at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there