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Name |
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Pied kingfisher |
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Scientific Name |
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Ceryle rudis |
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Size |
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Koryala kilkila (31 cms) |
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Habitat |
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Near rivers, jheels, ponds |
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Identification |
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Barred black and white kingfisher, dagger shaped bill |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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Throughout the plains of india |
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Food |
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Fish, tadpoles, frog and aquatic insects |
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Nest |
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October-May, tunnel nest |
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Eggs |
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5-6, glossy white roundish oval |
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Least Concern |
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Wetland |
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Common |
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Most parts of M.P. |
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