An adult White Breasted Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis ( Linnaeus) watching right in the garden, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
An adult White Breasted Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis ( Linnaeus) watching right in the garden, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)is a brilliant turquoise-blue kingfisher with deep chocolate-brown head, neck and underparts, a conspicuous white ‘ shirt front’ and a long, heavy, pointed red bill is also known as the white-breasted kingfisher or Smyrna kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria, Turkey, West Asia east through the Indian subcontinent to the kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and ever birds. It has a bright blue back, wings and tail. Its head shoulder, flanks and lower belly are chestnut, and the throat and breast are white. During the breeding season they call loudly in the mornings from prominent perches including the tops of buildings in urban areas or on wires.
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Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Photo credit: © Anil Sharma / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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