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| White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Fledgling |
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| Photographer : | © B T Seshasayee |
| Location : | Aswapuram, District Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Date : |
3 July 2009 |
| English synonyms: | White-breasted Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher, Whitebreasted Kingfisher, Brown-breasted Kingfisher (gularis) |
| Bird Family : | Halcyonidae - Larger Kingfishers |
| Bird Group : | CORACIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This fledgling White-throated Kingfisher put up a valiant fight against a nasty House Crow. I was amazed by the young kingfisher's display of courage and will to survive. Luckily, it could ward off the attack and hid itself under a Guava Tree in my garden. From the top of a nearby tree its parent was frantically calling at the top of its voice urging the youngster to keep fighting and/or to distract the crow's attention. - BTS |
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