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Malachite Kingfisher Caused me some trouble getting this shot, see forum entry :- <a href="http://www.jungledragon.com/forum/7/birds/544/funny_birding_stories.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jungledragon.com/forum/7/birds/544/funny_birding_stories.html</a> Corythornis cristatus,Malacahite kingfisher Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Malachite Kingfisher

Caused me some trouble getting this shot, see forum entry :- http://www.jungledragon.com/forum/7/birds/544/funny_birding_stories.html

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  1. great shot, I've tried and failed with this species. Posted 10 years ago

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The malachite kingfisher is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. It is largely resident except for seasonal climate-related movements. The call of this kingfisher is then a short shrill ''seek''. The breeding song is a chuckling ''li-cha-cha-chui-chui''.

Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded May 9, 2015. Captured Apr 22, 2014 20:45 in Wandelpad, Serrekunda, The Gambia.
  • Canon EOS 50D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/664s
  • ISO500
  • 439mm