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Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris occipitalis   - With prey
Collared Kingfisher
Photographer : © P V Subramaniam & Sarita Subramaniam
Location :Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island, Nicobar Islands, India
Date : 8 December 2014
English synonyms:White-collared Kingfisher, Mangrove Kingfisher, Black-masked Kingfisher, Sordid Kingfisher (sordidus)
Bird Family :Halcyonidae - Larger Kingfishers
Bird Group :CORACIIFORMES
Red Data Status :Least Concern
Remarks :A subadult (nearly adult) bird with a crab.

One of the least photographed races from India, this is the occipitalis subspecies from the Nicobar Islands. However, we found that [the species] was locally quite common on Great Nicobar Island. - PVS & SS

Editor's Note: Access is highly restricted, so very few bird photographers have visited the Nicobar Islands, which explains the lack of photographs of this race.