Species Information
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430. Half-collared Kingfisher
(Halfcollared kingfisher ) (Alcedo semitorquata semitorquata)
Siswati: sipholoti
Uncommon breeding resident in the highveld, middleveld and Lubombos.
Eswatini Red Data Status: Near Threatened
Southern African Red Data Status: Near Threatened
International Red Data Status: Not listed
Malolotja Mlawula
Malolotja Information:
Uncommon localised resident, recorded from the Malolotja and Nkomati Rivers.
Vleis, dams and rivers
Mixed woodlands, thicket and thornveld
Malolotja information from the Bird Checklist for Malolotja (printed in the late 1980's, sponsored by the Natural History Society of Eswatini), supplemented with information from Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa, 1985.
Checklist, comments and distribution information from the Eswatini Bird Atlas by Vincent Parker, digital data provided by the Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town (http://www.aviandemographyunit.org). SiSwati names from SNTC and Big Game Parks.
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