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    (c) Mohammad Tarik Hasan, all rights reserved

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    (c) Matthew Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Ashutosh Shinde, all rights reserved

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    (c) Frédéric LEVIEZ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Paul Dickson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

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The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even

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