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26, 2007 by mandar@fz50 © all rights reserved
Pied Kingfisher
call
(Ceryle rudis)
Marc de Bont XC33802
09-04-2007, Tanzania |
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Alternate name |
| Ceryle rudis |
Scientific name |
| Coraciiformes |
Order |
| Cerylida |
Family |
| 31
cms |
Length |
| Estuarine water, rock
pools, lakes, pools, ditches, canals, rivers, streams any fresh water holding fish, in:- Afghanistan, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh Benin, Bhutan, Botswana,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,
China, (mainland) Congo, Democratic Rep. of Congo, Cote
d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon,
Gambia, Ghana, Greece,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, [Gulf of Guinea Islands:- Bioko,
Sao Tome,] Hong Kong,
(China) India, Iran, Iraq,
Israel, Italy, Jordan,
Kenya, Kuwait, Laos,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau (China) Malawi,
Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Palestinian Authority Territories, Poland, Qatar, Russia,
Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland,
Syria, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Turkey, Uganda,
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,
Vietnam, Zambia, Zanzibar,
Zimbabwe |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 2 - 6 white eggs in a
metre long tunnel lined with fish bones. |
Clutch |
| Mainly fish also
crustaceans and insects. |
Food Diet |
| Hovers above water to
dive on fish. The largest bird in the world that can hover in still air. |
Habits |
| 1152 |
World Number |
Least
Concern |
Status |
 Photo by mandar@fz50 © all rights reserved
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Video by
Keith@Worldbirds |
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