Striped kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) perching on a rock. This small tree kingfisher is widespread in the open woodland and grassland habitats of sub-Saharan Africa. They eat mostly grasshoppers and other large insects. Photographed in Chobe National Park, Botswana.

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