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| White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Adult with prey |
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| Photographer : | © Rajeev Khanna |
| Location : | Okhla Bird Park, S-E of Delhi, India |
| Date : |
16 July 2012 |
| 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 White-throated Kingfisher was sitting on a branch opposite the banyan tree
at OBP, when suddenly it dived into the ground and impaled its beak into the leaf litter. Amazingly it impaled a skink through the leaves. - RK |
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