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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:DSCN5312 (2).JPG|thumb|350px|right|Rare but sometimes they prey on small birds, a Lesser Whitethroat here<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, Haryana, [[India]], 25 February 2020]] |
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. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], June-2017<br /> | [[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, [[India]], June-2017<br /> | ||
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Image:Filtered D5H 7261 Medium .JPG|Subspecies ''H. s. perpulchra'', Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], December 2016 | Image:Filtered D5H 7261 Medium .JPG|Subspecies ''H. s. perpulchra'', Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], December 2016 | ||
Image:Wtkf-2.jpg|Photo © by {{user|Nook|Nook}}<br />Na Ngua, Phetchabun, [[Thailand]], June-2017 | Image:Wtkf-2.jpg|Photo © by {{user|Nook|Nook}}<br />Na Ngua, Phetchabun, [[Thailand]], June-2017 | ||
+ | Image:IMG 9999 151.JPG|Subadult, Photo © by {{user|ragoorao|ragoorao}}<br />Mysore, Karnataka, [[India]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 14 February 2023
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
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
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.
Gallery
Click images to see larger version
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Kingfisher
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1