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Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala

  • LC Least Concern
  • Names (12)
  • Subspecies (5)
P. F. Woodall
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2013

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Recommended Citation

Woodall, P. F. (2020). Gray-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gyhkin1.01