---
title: "Afrikaanse dwergijsvogel"
description: "Ispidina picta — Vogels. The African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/african-pygmy-kingfisher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Afrikaanse dwergijsvogel

> Ispidina picta — Vogels. The African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats.

- Scientific name: *Ispidina picta*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1441
- Wikidata: [Q244227](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244227)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144655](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144655)

## Names

- en: African Pygmy Kingfisher
- de: Zwergkönigsfischer
- es: Martín Pigmeo Africano
- fr: Martin-pêcheur pygmée
- nl: Afrikaanse dwergijsvogel
- pt: Pica-peixe-pigmeu
- pl: Zimorodek malutki

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (384), UG (160), KE (111), TZ (109), GM (82), GH (65), ET (54), BJ (42), NG (40), CM (34), CD (33), MZ (29)

## Summary

The African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_pygmy_kingfisher

## Photo

![Afrikaanse dwergijsvogel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-pygmy-kingfisher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bertus van Zyl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264634188

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-pygmy-kingfisher?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).