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White-throated Kingfisher |
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Name |
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White-throated Kingfisher |
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Scientific Name |
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Halcyon smyrnensis |
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Size |
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Kourilla kilkila (28 cm) |
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Habitat |
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Ponds, puddles, rain – filled ditches |
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Identification |
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Turquoise blue kingfisher with deep chocolate brown head and underparts, pointed red bill |
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Status |
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Resident |
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Distribution |
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Throughout the Indian union |
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Food |
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Fish, tadpole, lizards, grasshopper and other insects |
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Nest |
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March to july, tunnel nest |
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Eggs |
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4-7, white spherical |
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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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