Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Near Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya. March 2011.
From Wikipedia:
This is a medium-sized kingfisher, 20–23 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wing panel and tail. Its head, neck and underparts are white, and its shoulders are black. The flight of the woodland kingfisher is rapid and direct. The large bill has a red upper mandible and black lower mandible. The legs are dark gray.
Halcyonidae -- Kingfisher Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe