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Malachite Kingfisher.  Alcedo cristata,Corythornis cristatus,Fall,Geotagged,Kenya,Malacahite kingfisher,Malachite Kingfisher Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. Dreamy shot! Posted 9 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 Apr 30, 2016. Captured Oct 1, 2015 02:45 in Unnamed Road, Kenya.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/4.5
  • 1/4096s
  • ISO320
  • 500mm