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White-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Description:

A brilliant blue kingfisher with deep chocolate brown head,neck and under parts,conspicuous white throat and breast.Long heavy pointed bill.Seen in singles near water-bodies.

Habitat:

Near ponds, big puddles,flooded paddy field,seashores.

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Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Oct 27, 2012
Submitted on Sep 30, 2013

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