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White-throated kingfisher

The White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis, also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher[2] which is widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria,[3] Turkey, into south Asia and east to the Philippines. This kingfisher is essentially resident over much of its range, apart from seasonal movements.
This is a large kingfisher, 28 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wings and tail. Its head, shoulders, flanks and lower belly are chestnut, and the throat and breast are white. The large bill and legs are bright red. The flight of the White-throated Kingfisher is rapid and direct, the short rounded wings whirring. In flight, large white patches are visible on the blue and black wings. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are a duller version of the adult.
There are four geographic races differing mainly in the plumage shades, but H. s. gularis of the Philippines has only the neck and throat white. Race fusca is found in Peninsular India and Sri Lanka and is slightly smaller, bluer and with a darker brown underside than the nominate race found in northwestern India. Race saturatior is found in the Andaman Islands and is larger with darker brown underparts. Race perpulchra (not always recognized) is found in northeastern India and is smaller than fusca with paler underparts.[4] Albinism has been noted on occasion.
Local names include Baluchistan: Aspi chidok; Sindhi: Dalel; Hindi: Kilkila, Kourilla;Himachal Pradesh: Neela machhrala; Punjabi: Wadda machhera; Bengali: Sandabuk machhranga; Assamese: Masroka; Cachar: Dao natu gophu; Gujarati: Kalkaliyo, Safedchati kalkaliyo; Marathi: Khandya; Tamil: Vichuli; Telugu: Lakmuka, Buchegadu; Malayalam: Ponman; Kannada: Rajamatsi; Sinhalese: Pilihuduwa

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White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-throated kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)

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Milan Vogrin01-May-2009 12:00
Nice photos!
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