Kingfishers

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even

Family

Kingfishers

Order

Coraciiformes

Weight

91 g

Habitat

Human Modified

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

29

Photo: Sagnik Sutradhar Siliguri,West Bengal,India, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons