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African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Flew into my bedroom window and knocked himself out for a bit. Recovered quite fast though :)

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Atul
Atul 12 years ago
Malachite Kingfisher
Alcedo cristata Malachite Kingfisher


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7 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A very beautiful, and very colorful bird....

Tweact
Tweact 12 years ago

Lovely!

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LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

I'm glad to hear he was okay in the end :) What a gorgeous bird! His purple feathers match your nail polish haha! Atul's got the right ID, too.

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

You lucky one to touch this nice bird...without captivated it..!!
Nice to hear your story..

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

Beautiful creature, though I bet it had a headache afterwards!

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The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Nice! although poor kingfisher

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Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely pic.

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tiyathepenguin
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tiyathepenguin

Central, Kampala, Uganda

Spotted on Aug 10, 2010
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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