---
title: "Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho"
description: "Halcyon albiventris — Aves. The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brown-hooded-kingfisher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho

> Halcyon albiventris — Aves. The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers.

- Scientific name: *Halcyon albiventris*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 6796
- Wikidata: [Q790658](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q790658)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2346](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2346)

## Names

- en: Brown-hooded Kingfisher
- de: Braunkopfliest
- es: Alción Cabecipardo
- fr: Martin-chasseur à tête brune
- nl: Bruinkapijsvogel
- pt: Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho
- pl: Łowiec brązowogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (5256), ZM (300), ZW (247), TZ (237), BW (178), MZ (107), MW (101), NA (45), SZ (45), KE (42), CG (10), AO (7)

## Summary

The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It has a brown head and blackish and turquoise wings. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, living in woodland, scrubland, forest edges, and also suburban areas. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as being of least concern.

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

## Photo

![Pica-peixe-de-barrete-castanho](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-hooded-kingfisher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62271415

## Machine access

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