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Ceryle rudis
The Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a water kingfisher and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Their black and white plumage, crest and the habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish makes it distinctive. Males have a double band across the breast while females have a single gorget that is often broken in the middle
Spotted on Apr 22, 2009
Submitted on Jul 7, 2012
7 Comments
It seems like that little would fall right off! haha, great pictures!
Excellent!
very nice series!
Espectacular series
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Nice series.
Beautiful pictures! Thanks for the post.