In appearance very like the Brown-hooded Kingfisher but with a red rather than red and black bill and similar to the Woodland Kingfisher, but the Woodland Kingfisher lacks the chestnut belly and has greater coverage of cyan feathers on the back.
It is a common species of a variety of wooded habitats with some trees, especially Acacias, including around human habitation.
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Among the colourful family of kingfishers, who preferably occur near open water, the Woodland Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus), Giant Kingfisher (Ceryle maxima), Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) and the Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica) are notable.