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Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

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Description:

This kingfisher is about 17 cm long and is white with a black mask, a white supercilium and black breast bands.

The Pied Kingfisher is estimated to be the world's third most common kingfisher, and being a noisy bird, hard to miss.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World
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Birds of Western Ghats
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Tamil Nadu Biodiversity
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Birds of South India
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012

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