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Small-blue Kingfisher

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Photo by Chiti
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a striking blue kingfisher. It's underside is a deep brown-rust colour.

Habitat:

It can be seen singly by stream, tank or puddle, perched on a overhanging branch or flying swiftly over the water.

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Comments (5)
Chiti
i'll do that.. thank you..! :)
Wild Things
Lovely spotting. You can enhance it even more by adding some description/details to it :-)

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PublishedMarch 23, 2012

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