Approx. 45 mm Wingspan
Open forest edge.
This is a medium-sized kingfisher, about 25 cm (9.8 in) long with a white with a black mask, a white supercilium and black breast bands. The crest is neat and the upperparts are barred in black. Several subspecies are recognized within the broad distribution
This is a medium-sized kingfisher, about 25 cm (9.8 in) long with a white with a black mask, a white supercilium and black breast bands. The crest is neat and the upperparts are barred in black. Several subspecies are recognized within the broad distribution
Tornal lobes are seen as a head when viewed from behind and above ( 3rd and 4th pics). This false head acts as an escaping mechanism. Predators tend to attack the head when preying and attack the false one, thus giving the butterfly a chance to escape without much damage.
Wildlife
