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Corythornis cristatus
The dark bill makes this a juvenile.
At first glance it looks like the Eurasian Kingfisher but it does not have a blue cheek patch below the eye. The ranges of the two species do not overlap, being separated by the Sahara.
Marievale Bird Sanctuary Provincial Nature Reserve.
9 Comments
Superb catch, Malcom!
Kingfishers are just such wonders of nature. Very beautiful images.
wonderful series :)
beautiful series!@
Wow, what a beauty! Great spotting and series, Malcolm.
Thank you all for the nice comments.
Wonderful series.
Beautiful series Malcolm,amazing bird,great collours,congrats and thanks for sharing
Nice series, Malcolm.