Kingfishers

White-bellied Kingfisher

Corythornis leucogaster

The White-bellied Kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster) is a 14 g forest bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Kingfishers

Order

Coraciiformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

17

Recorded in Ghana, Eq. Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Rep., Nigeria, Uganda, Benin, Zambia, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Tanzania, Angola.

Where to see it: Ankasa NP (Ghana); Bosque Científica · Selva Primaria (Equatorial Guinea); Gola Rainforest NP · North (Sierra Leone); Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire); Meno River (Côte d'Ivoire).

Photo: (c) Chris Quirin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist