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'''Includes: Brown-breasted Kingfisher''' | '''Includes: Brown-breasted Kingfisher''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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26·5–28 cm (10½-11 in) | 26·5–28 cm (10½-11 in) | ||
*Bluish-back, wings and tail | *Bluish-back, wings and tail | ||
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====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
Large white patches are visible on the open wings. | Large white patches are visible on the open wings. | ||
| + | [[Image:wt kingfisher Neil.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''H. s. fokiensis''<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />[[Hong Kong]],[[China]], July, 2009]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Egypt]] and [[Turkey]] east through [[Middle East]] and South [[Asia]] to the [[Philippines]]. | [[Egypt]] and [[Turkey]] east through [[Middle East]] and South [[Asia]] to the [[Philippines]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:white-throated_kingfisher_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''H. s. fusca'' : Courting pair<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dist. Nainital, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], Alt. 5200 ft., [[India]], April-2011]] | |
Five<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> or six<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> subspecies are recognized: | Five<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> or six<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> subspecies are recognized: | ||
*''H. s. smyrnensis'': | *''H. s. smyrnensis'': | ||
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:*[[Philippines]] | :*[[Philippines]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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They make use of a mixture of habitats such as ponds, canals, swamps and mudflats, usually with some trees. The are not always found near water. | They make use of a mixture of habitats such as ponds, canals, swamps and mudflats, usually with some trees. The are not always found near water. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their varied diet consists of large insects such as crickets and grasshoppers, rodents, snakes, fish and frogs and small birds. | Their varied diet consists of large insects such as crickets and grasshoppers, rodents, snakes, fish and frogs and small birds. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
As with most kingfisher species, the nest chamber is in an earthy bank. The clutch consists of 4-7 round white eggs. | As with most kingfisher species, the nest chamber is in an earthy bank. The clutch consists of 4-7 round white eggs. | ||
| + | [[Image:NDW 3737.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''H. s. perpulchra''<br />Photo by {{user|ndwgolf|ndwgolf}}<br />Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur, [[Malaysia]], November 2015]] | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | <flashmp3>white-throated_kingfisher_call_alok.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
| + | ''[[Media: white-throated_kingfisher_call_alok.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ||
| + | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
| + | [[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], June-2017<br /> | ||
| + | Two individuals calling- one near and other at a distance.Calls by Greater Coucal, Western Koel-male, Red-wattled Lapwing and Common Myna are heard in the BG. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | [[Image:Filtered D5H 7261 Medium .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''H. s. perpulchra'', Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], December 2016]] | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Click images to see larger version | Click images to see larger version | ||
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Image:Wtkf-2.jpg|By {{user|Nook|Nook}}<br />Na Ngua, Phetchabun, [[Thailand]], June-2017 | Image:Wtkf-2.jpg|By {{user|Nook|Nook}}<br />Na Ngua, Phetchabun, [[Thailand]], June-2017 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Halcyon+smyrnensis}} | {{GSearch|Halcyon+smyrnensis}} | ||
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{{Video|White_breasted_Kingfisher Use "White-breasted Kingfisher" to}} | {{Video|White_breasted_Kingfisher Use "White-breasted Kingfisher" to}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:24, 10 September 2017
Alternative names: White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher
- Halcyon smyrnensis
Includes: Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Identification
26·5–28 cm (10½-11 in)
- Bluish-back, wings and tail
- Chestnut head, shoulders, flanks and lower belly
- White throat and breast
- Red bill and legs
Sexes are similar; juveniles are a duller version of the adult.
Flight
Large white patches are visible on the open wings.
Distribution
Egypt and Turkey east through Middle East and South Asia to the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Subspecies H. s. fusca : Courting pair
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dist. Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, Alt. 5200 ft., India, April-2011
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dist. Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, Alt. 5200 ft., India, April-2011
Five[1] or six[2] subspecies are recognized:
- H. s. smyrnensis:
- Arabian Peninsula to Caucasus Mountains and north-western India
- H. s. fusca:
- Westerm India and Sri Lanka
- H. s. saturatior:
- H. s. perpulchra:
- Myanmar to Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- H. s. fokiensis:
- H. s. gularis: Brown-breasted Kingfisher
Habitat
They make use of a mixture of habitats such as ponds, canals, swamps and mudflats, usually with some trees. The are not always found near water.
Behaviour
Diet
Their varied diet consists of large insects such as crickets and grasshoppers, rodents, snakes, fish and frogs and small birds.
Breeding
As with most kingfisher species, the nest chamber is in an earthy bank. The clutch consists of 4-7 round white eggs.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>white-throated_kingfisher_call_alok.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, June-2017
Two individuals calling- one near and other at a distance.Calls by Greater Coucal, Western Koel-male, Red-wattled Lapwing and Common Myna are heard in the BG.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Kingfisher
Gallery
Click images to see larger version
External Links
