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Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill.

Habitat:

3000 m in the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in the foothills of the Nilgiris mountain range, Tamil Nadu.

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Common kingfisher

Species ID Suggestions

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
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Comments (2)
pamsai
Oh what a pity ! Thanks Malcolm...
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Hi Pamsai, unfortunately this is not a Blue-eared Kingfisher as it has a reddish/brown ear. The Blue-eared Kingfisher looks like this: http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=404 There are 20 images on this link to choose from.

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Birds of the World
Mission
Tamil Nadu Biodiversity
Mission
The Color Blue
Mission
Birds of South India
Mission
Biodiversity of Western Ghats (India)
Photographed
PublishedNovember 16, 2015

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