collared kingfisher with a kill

I was fortunate enough to see two of these recently! Fantastic! :)

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Ferdy Christant

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That's so great, before you showed them here, I've never even heard of this species. Posted 10 years ago
1. JohnR
  
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  I had never seen them before that one trip into the mangroves.... I'm just miffed i didn't get the ruddy kingfisher too.... oh well, i will have to go back again! :P Posted 10 years ago

The Collared Kingfisher

The collared kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the family Halcyonidae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia and Australasia to Polynesia. It is a very variable species with about 50 subspecies.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers

Species identified by JohnR