Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata

The half-collared kingfisher is seen along streams and waterways mainly in southern and coastal Tanzania. The white patch on the postero-lateral neck and blue lateral breast patch are defining. The upper three photos (Mwalalo creek near Matema) and the left 4th row photo Mtamba-Morogoro are courtesy of Martin Grimm. The left 2nd row, right 3rd, right 4th row and left bottom photos (Amani) are courtesy Per Holmen; the right lower, also at Amani.