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Common Name

White Throated Kingfisher

Alternate Names

White Breasted Kingfisher

Common Type

Kingfisher

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae

Genus

Halcyon

Species

smyrnensis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

White Throated Kingfisher Indonesia, White Throated Kingfisher Iraq, White Throated Kingfisher Sri Lanka

Number of Sub-Species

Six Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open country in the plains with trees, wires or other perches.

Distribution and Range

Widely distributed across Asia from the Sinai east to the Philippines

Food

Prey includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, rodents and birds.

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